:a: Web framework for building virtual reality experiences.
This report summarizes scanner evidence for aframevr/aframe, a JavaScript project with 17,655 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 88,881 lines of code across 569 source files, recording 77 pattern matches distributed across 5 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 5.1 (Moderate pattern signal); it is not an authorship estimate.
Use the findings to ask whether maintainers can explain intent, verify dependencies, simplify unnecessary scaffolding, and focus review effort. Risk Payload v1 adds ownership, supply-chain, over-engineering, and review-effort vectors when available. These are prompts for human verification, not probabilities, security findings, or measured maintenance costs.
Use each vector to guide manual verification of the underlying findings.
Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 22 finding(s).
Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 55 finding(s).
Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 15 finding(s).
Which changes need focused human review? 77 finding(s).
This chart tracks the legacy adjusted pattern score across scan runs. Changes can reflect source changes, scan coverage, or detector/scoring versions; they do not measure AI adoption or prove that a team refactored code. Compare runs only when their scoring versions are compatible. The dashed line tracks the raw pattern-hit count.
Groups findings by configured severity weight. Severity is not a confidence estimate, security rating, or proof that a package is missing. Verify imports against the project's manifests and inspect each finding in its local design context.
This horizontal bar chart shows where configured pattern scores accumulate across directories. Treat the bars as locations to inspect, not as evidence of authorship or code quality. Use the file-level findings to decide whether a directory needs a focused ownership, dependency, complexity, or review check.
The scanner identified 77 distinct pattern matches across 5 syntactic categories. Each entry below represents a discrete location in the source code where the engine recorded a detector match to inspect in context. Expand any category row to inspect the individual file paths, line numbers, code snippets, and the lexical context (CODE, COMMENT, or STRING) in which each match was detected.
Reading the findings table: The Severity column indicates the configured finding weight (CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW). The Context column identifies whether the match occurred inside executable code, an inline comment, or a string literal — legacy comment-context matches receive a ×1.5 score weight. The ⚡ bolt icon marks clustered matches: three or more patterns within a 10-line window, each receiving an additional ×1.5 density multiplier under the legacy scoring model.
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRITICAL⚡ | tests/core/a-entity.test.js | 617 | assert.notEqual(el.sceneEl.behaviors.test.tick.array.indexOf(el.components.test), -1); | CODE |
| CRITICAL⚡ | tests/core/a-entity.test.js | 618 | assert.notEqual(el.sceneEl.behaviors.test.tock.array.indexOf(el.components.test), -1); | CODE |
| CRITICAL⚡ | tests/core/a-entity.test.js | 622 | assert.equal(el.sceneEl.behaviors.test.tick.array.indexOf(el.components.test), -1); | CODE |
| CRITICAL⚡ | tests/core/a-entity.test.js | 623 | assert.equal(el.sceneEl.behaviors.test.tock.array.indexOf(el.components.test), -1); | CODE |
| CRITICAL | tests/core/a-entity.test.js | 1224 | assert.notEqual(sceneEl.behaviors.raycaster.tock.array.indexOf(component), -1); | CODE |
| CRITICAL | tests/core/a-entity.test.js | 1226 | assert.equal(sceneEl.behaviors.raycaster.tock.array.indexOf(component), -1); | CODE |
| CRITICAL⚡ | tests/core/a-entity.test.js | 1588 | assert.notEqual(el.sceneEl.behaviors.test.tick.array.indexOf(testComponentInstance), -1); | CODE |
| CRITICAL⚡ | tests/core/a-entity.test.js | 1590 | assert.equal(el.sceneEl.behaviors.test.tick.array.indexOf(testComponentInstance), -1); | CODE |
| CRITICAL⚡ | tests/core/a-entity.test.js | 1600 | assert.equal(el.sceneEl.behaviors.test.tick.array.indexOf(testComponentInstance), -1); | CODE |
| CRITICAL⚡ | tests/core/a-entity.test.js | 1602 | assert.notEqual(el.sceneEl.behaviors.test.tick.array.indexOf(testComponentInstance), -1); | CODE |
| CRITICAL⚡ | tests/core/a-entity.test.js | 1609 | assert.notEqual(el.sceneEl.behaviors.test.tock.array.indexOf(testComponentInstance), -1); | CODE |
| CRITICAL⚡ | tests/core/a-entity.test.js | 1611 | assert.equal(el.sceneEl.behaviors.test.tock.array.indexOf(testComponentInstance), -1); | CODE |
| CRITICAL⚡ | tests/core/a-entity.test.js | 1621 | assert.equal(el.sceneEl.behaviors.test.tock.array.indexOf(testComponentInstance), -1); | CODE |
| CRITICAL⚡ | tests/core/a-entity.test.js | 1623 | assert.notEqual(el.sceneEl.behaviors.test.tock.array.indexOf(testComponentInstance), -1); | CODE |
| CRITICAL | tests/components/vive-controls.test.js | 247 | component.buttonMeshes.trigger.material.color.set('#22d1ee'); | CODE |
| CRITICAL | tests/shaders/standard.test.js | 159 | assert.equal(el.components.material.material.map.image.getAttribute('src'), VIDEO); | CODE |
| CRITICAL | docs/primitives/a-videosphere.md | 40 | document.querySelector("#antarctica").components.material.material.map.image.play(); | CODE |
| CRITICAL | docs/components/material.md | 684 | this.offset.copy(this.el.sceneEl.camera.el.getAttribute('position')); | CODE |
| CRITICAL | examples/test/pool/components/spaceship.js | 42 | this.el.sceneEl.components.pool.returnEntity(laserEl); | CODE |
| CRITICAL | examples/js/spatial-ui/spatial-hero-image.js | 25 | this.el.sceneEl.systems.material.loadTexture(data.src, {src: data.src}, function textureLoaded (texture) { | CODE |
| CRITICAL | examples/boilerplate/webxr-dom-overlay/index.html | 39 | this.el.sceneEl.renderer.xr.getSession().end(); | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …nk-traversal/js/components/aframe-tooltip-component.js | 207 | this.el.sceneEl.systems.material.loadTexture(src, {src: src}, setMap.bind(this)); | CODE |
| CRITICAL | src/components/vive-controls.js | 224 | buttonMeshes.grip.left.material.color.set(color); | CODE |
| CRITICAL | src/components/vive-controls.js | 225 | buttonMeshes.grip.right.material.color.set(color); | CODE |
| CRITICAL | src/components/cursor.js | 301 | referenceSpace = this.el.sceneEl.renderer.xr.getReferenceSpace(); | CODE |
| CRITICAL | src/components/cursor.js | 489 | this.el.sceneEl.canvas.classList.add(CANVAS_HOVER_CLASS); | CODE |
| CRITICAL | src/components/cursor.js | 518 | this.el.sceneEl.canvas.classList.remove(CANVAS_HOVER_CLASS); | CODE |
| CRITICAL | src/components/layer.js | 110 | this.el.sceneEl.systems.material.loadTexture(src, {src: src}, function textureLoaded (texture) { | CODE |
| CRITICAL | src/components/layer.js | 319 | this.el.sceneEl.renderer.xr.removeLayer(this.layer); | CODE |
| CRITICAL | src/components/hand-tracking-controls.js | 152 | self.el.sceneEl.systems.webxr.warnIfFeatureNotRequested(referenceSpaceType, 'tracked-controls uses reference space | CODE |
| CRITICAL | src/components/scene/ar-hit-test.js | 269 | this.el.sceneEl.renderer.xr.addEventListener('sessionend', function () { | CODE |
| CRITICAL | src/components/scene/ar-hit-test.js | 401 | this.data.target.object3D.layers.enable(CAM_LAYER); | CODE |
| CRITICAL | src/systems/tracked-controls.js | 37 | self.el.sceneEl.systems.webxr.warnIfFeatureNotRequested( | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tests/README.md | 50 | test('lorem ipsum', function () { // ... }); | CODE |
| LOW | tests/README.md | 52 | test.only('lorem ipsum', function () { // ... }); | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | examples/test/text/index.html | 45 | text="anchor: left; width: 1.5; color: white; value: [LEFT ANCHOR] Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectet | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | examples/test/text/index.html | 45 | text="anchor: left; width: 1.5; color: white; value: [LEFT ANCHOR] Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectet | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | examples/test/text/index.html | 49 | text="anchor: center; width: 1.5; color: white; value: [CENTER ANCHOR] Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, conse | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | examples/test/text/index.html | 49 | text="anchor: center; width: 1.5; color: white; value: [CENTER ANCHOR] Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, conse | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | examples/test/text/index.html | 53 | text="anchor: right; width: 1.5; color: white; value: [RIGHT ANCHOR] Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consect | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | examples/test/text/index.html | 53 | text="anchor: right; width: 1.5; color: white; value: [RIGHT ANCHOR] Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consect | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | examples/test/text/index.html | 59 | text="width: 2; color: white; value: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut enim ad | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | examples/test/text/index.html | 59 | text="width: 2; color: white; value: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut enim ad | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | examples/test/text/index.html | 64 | text="width: 2; lineHeight: 50; letterSpacing: 5; color: white; value: [LINE AND LETTER SPACING] Lorem i | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | examples/test/text/index.html | 64 | text="width: 2; lineHeight: 50; letterSpacing: 5; color: white; value: [LINE AND LETTER SPACING] Lorem i | CODE |
| LOW | examples/test/text/sizes.html | 12 | value: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut enim ad minim veniam" | CODE |
| LOW | examples/test/text/sizes.html | 12 | value: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut enim ad minim veniam" | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | examples/test/text/msdf.html | 12 | value: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut enim ad minim veniam" | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | examples/test/text/msdf.html | 12 | value: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut enim ad minim veniam" | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | examples/test/text/msdf.html | 17 | value: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut enim ad minim veniam" | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | examples/test/text/msdf.html | 17 | value: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut enim ad minim veniam" | CODE |
| LOW | examples/showcase/ui/index.html | 117 | text="baseline: top; shader: msdf; anchor: left; font: https://cdn.aframe.io/examples/ui/Viga-Regular.json; | CODE |
| LOW | examples/showcase/ui/index.html | 117 | text="baseline: top; shader: msdf; anchor: left; font: https://cdn.aframe.io/examples/ui/Viga-Regular.json; | CODE |
| LOW | examples/showcase/spatial-ui/index.html | 42 | <a-text font="kelsonsans" height="1" class="movie-synopsis" value="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adi | CODE |
| LOW | examples/showcase/spatial-ui/index.html | 42 | <a-text font="kelsonsans" height="1" class="movie-synopsis" value="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adi | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | examples/showcase/wikipedia/index.html | 376 | <p>Unmanned machines will clean the top 27 additional tiers and the glass spire. The cleaning system was developed in Me | CODE |
| MEDIUM | examples/showcase/wikipedia/indexMobile.html | 565 | <p>Unmanned machines will clean the top 27 additional tiers and the glass spire. The cleaning system was developed in Me | CODE |
| MEDIUM | src/components/pico-controls.js | 8 | // TODO: Add a more robust system for deriving gamepad name. | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | src/components/hp-mixed-reality-controls.js | 8 | // TODO: Add a more robust system for deriving gamepad name. | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | src/components/logitech-mx-ink-controls.js | 8 | // TODO: Add a more robust system for deriving gamepad name. | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | src/components/magicleap-controls.js | 7 | // TODO: Add a more robust system for deriving gamepad name. | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tests/components/windows-motion-controls.test.js | 425 | function createAxisMovedFromChanged () { | CODE |
| LOW | tests/components/windows-motion-controls.test.js | 443 | function createMotionControllersList () { | CODE |
| LOW | src/core/schema.js | 51 | export function processPropertyDefinition (propDefinition, componentName) { | CODE |
| LOW | src/core/readyState.js | 11 | export function waitForDocumentReadyState () { | CODE |
| LOW | src/core/a-node.js | 166 | var observer = new MutationObserver(function callAttributeChangedCallback (mutationList) { | CODE |
| LOW | src/core/scene/a-scene.js | 746 | export function determineComponentBehaviorOrder (components, array) { | CODE |
| LOW | src/utils/device.js | 130 | export function isMobileDeviceRequestingDesktopSite () { | CODE |
| LOW | src/utils/material.js | 70 | export function updateMapMaterialFromData (materialName, dataName, shader, data) { | CODE |
| LOW | src/utils/material.js | 272 | function emitVideoTextureLoadedDataAll () { | CODE |
| LOW | src/utils/index.js | 82 | export function throttleLeadingAndTrailing (functionToThrottle, minimumInterval, optionalContext) { | CODE |
| LOW | src/utils/tracked-controls.js | 13 | export function checkControllerPresentAndSetup (component, idPrefix, queryObject) { | CODE |
| LOW | src/utils/tracked-controls.js | 65 | export function findMatchingControllerWebXR (controllers, idPrefix, handedness, index, iterateProfiles, handTracking) { | CODE |
| LOW | src/utils/forceCanvasResizeSafariMobile.js | 1 | export default function forceCanvasResizeSafariMobile (canvasEl) { | CODE |
| LOW | src/utils/src-loader.js | 204 | function validateAndGetQuerySelector (selector) { | CODE |
| LOW | src/utils/src-loader.js | 204 | function validateAndGetQuerySelector (selector) { | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tests/core/a-cubemap.test.js | 1 | /* global assert, setup, suite, test */ | COMMENT |