A high-performance web server and reverse proxy, 100% compatible with nginx.
This report summarizes scanner evidence for alibaba/tengine, a C project with 13,412 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 418,889 lines of code across 780 source files, recording 269 pattern matches distributed across 9 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 0.8 (Low 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.
Payload schema: 1.0.0 · Engine: 2.0.0 · Scoring: heuristic-density-v1 · Scan date: 2026-10-31.
Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 217 finding(s).
Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 20 finding(s).
Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 39 finding(s).
Which changes need focused human review? 269 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 269 distinct pattern matches across 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tests/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Test/More.pm | 741 | no warnings 'uninitialized'; | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Module/Install.pm | 1 | #line 1 | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Module/Install.pm | 41 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | contrib/geo2nginx.pl | 1 | #!/usr/bin/perl -w | COMMENT |
| LOW | contrib/unicode2nginx/unicode-to-nginx.pl | 1 | #!/usr/bin/perl -w | COMMENT |
| LOW | .github/workflows/compiler-warnings.yml | 1 | name: compiler warnings | COMMENT |
| LOW | .github/workflows/compiler-warnings.yml | 41 | # assembles it: a diagnostic anywhere fails the job. Safe to make a required | COMMENT |
| LOW | .github/workflows/compiler-warnings.yml | 161 | run: | | COMMENT |
| LOW | .github/workflows/test-nginx-core.yml | 141 | --with-openssl-async \ | COMMENT |
| LOW | .github/workflows/test-nginx-core.yml | 161 | # prepare perl library for test case | COMMENT |
| LOW | .github/workflows/docker.yml | 1 | name: docker image | COMMENT |
| LOW | .github/workflows/package.yml | 241 | # Tongsuo keeps OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT as "OpenSSL 3.0.3 ..." and | COMMENT |
| LOW | .github/scripts/image-tags.sh | 1 | #!/bin/sh | COMMENT |
| LOW | .github/scripts/verify-image.sh | 1 | #!/bin/sh | COMMENT |
| LOW | .github/scripts/configure-warning-scan.sh | 1 | #!/bin/sh | COMMENT |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_tfs_module/ngx_http_tfs.c | 1 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_tfs_module/ngx_tfs_common.h | 21 | #define NGX_HTTP_TFS_AGAIN -20 | COMMENT |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_tfs_module/ngx_tfs_common.h | 41 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_tfs_module/ngx_tfs_common.h | 61 | #define NGX_HTTP_TFS_MAX_SUFFIX_LEN 109 /* 128 - 19 */ | COMMENT |
| LOW | …dules/ngx_http_tfs_module/ngx_http_tfs_serialization.c | 501 | // } | COMMENT |
| LOW | …dules/ngx_http_tfs_module/ngx_http_tfs_serialization.c | 521 | // /* need realloc */ | COMMENT |
| LOW | …dules/ngx_http_tfs_module/ngx_http_tfs_serialization.c | 541 | // } | COMMENT |
| LOW | …dules/ngx_http_tfs_module/ngx_http_tfs_serialization.c | 561 | // return NGX_ERROR; | COMMENT |
| LOW | …dules/ngx_http_tfs_module/ngx_http_tfs_serialization.c | 581 | //ngx_http_tfs_serialize_user_info(u_char **p, | COMMENT |
| LOW | …dules/ngx_http_tfs_module/ngx_http_tfs_serialization.c | 601 | //ngx_int_t | COMMENT |
| LOW | …dules/ngx_http_tfs_module/ngx_http_tfs_serialization.c | 621 | // if (table_size == 0) { | COMMENT |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_tfs_module/ngx_http_tfs.h | 1 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_tfs_module/ngx_http_tfs_errno.h | 21 | #define NGX_HTTP_TFS_EXIT_INVALID_ARGU_ERROR -1007 | COMMENT |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_tfs_module/ngx_http_tfs_errno.h | 41 | #define NGX_HTTP_TFS_EXIT_CHANNEL_ID_INVALID -1020 | COMMENT |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_tfs_module/ngx_http_tfs_errno.h | 61 | #define NGX_HTTP_TFS_EXIT_TIMEOUT_ERROR -3005 | COMMENT |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_tfs_module/ngx_http_tfs_errno.h | 141 | #define NGX_HTTP_TFS_EXIT_BITMAP_CONFLICT_ERROR -8021 | COMMENT |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_tfs_module/ngx_http_tfs_errno.h | 161 | /* ns version error */ | COMMENT |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_tfs_module/ngx_http_tfs_errno.h | 181 | #define NGX_HTTP_TFS_EXIT_SYSTEM_ERROR -10000 | COMMENT |
| LOW | …dules/ngx_http_tfs_module/ngx_http_tfs_serialization.h | 21 | ngx_int_t ngx_http_tfs_deserialize_vstring(u_char **p, ngx_pool_t *pool, | COMMENT |
| LOW | …dules/ngx_http_tfs_module/ngx_http_tfs_serialization.h | 41 | // ngx_http_tfs_file_info_t *tfs_file_info); | COMMENT |
| LOW | modules/ngx_ingress_module/ngx_ingress_module.c | 1 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | modules/ngx_ingress_module/ngx_ingress_module.h | 1 | /* | COMMENT |
| LOW | modules/ngx_debug_conn/ngx_http_debug_conn_module.c | 1 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | …upstream_check_module/ngx_http_upstream_check_module.c | 201 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | modules/mod_dubbo/ngx_dubbo.h | 61 | } ngx_dubbo_resp_t; | COMMENT |
| LOW | modules/mod_dubbo/ngx_dubbo_util.cpp | 1 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/ngx_xquic.h | 1 | /* | COMMENT |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/ngx_http_v3_stream.h | 1 | /* | COMMENT |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/ngx_http_xquic_module.h | 1 | /* | COMMENT |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/ngx_xquic.c | 1 | /* | COMMENT |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/ngx_xquic_send.h | 1 | /* | COMMENT |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/ngx_http_xquic_module.c | 1 | /* | COMMENT |
| LOW | …s/ngx_http_xquic_module/ngx_http_xquic_filter_module.c | 1 | /* | COMMENT |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_qlog.py | 21 | # os.system("chmod +x test_client") | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_reuseport_xudp.py | 21 | # udp_port = 2081 | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_reuseport_xudp.py | 41 | # time.sleep(1) | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_reuseport_xudp.py | 61 | # pid_dict = {} | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_reuseport_xudp.py | 81 | # pid_dict = {} | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_reuseport_xudp.py | 101 | # def test_2_h3_reuseport_reload_xudp(self): | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_reuseport_xudp.py | 121 | # self.restart_nginx() | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_reuseport_xudp.py | 141 | # res = subprocess.Popen(cmd,shell=True,stdout=subprocess.PIPE,stderr=subprocess.PIPE) | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_reuseport_xudp.py | 161 | # stdout, stderr = res.communicate() | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_reuseport_xudp.py | 181 | # (count, pid_dict) = self.get_pid_from_lines(lines) | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_reuseport_xudp.py | 201 | # lines = self.get_output_when_reload(cmd) | COMMENT |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_reuseport.py | 161 | # pids = self.get_nginx_pid() | COMMENT |
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| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | tests/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Spiffy.pm | 329 | #=============================================================================== | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | tests/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Spiffy.pm | 331 | #=============================================================================== | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | tests/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Spiffy.pm | 368 | #=============================================================================== | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | tests/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Spiffy.pm | 372 | #=============================================================================== | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | tests/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Spiffy.pm | 502 | #=============================================================================== | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | tests/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Spiffy.pm | 504 | #=============================================================================== | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | tests/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Test/Base.pm | 555 | #=============================================================================== | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | tests/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Test/Base.pm | 559 | #=============================================================================== | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | tests/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Test/Base/Filter.pm | 2 | #=============================================================================== | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | tests/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Test/Base/Filter.pm | 4 | #=============================================================================== | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | tests/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Test/Base/Filter.pm | 60 | #=============================================================================== | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | tests/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Test/Base/Filter.pm | 62 | #=============================================================================== | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | tests/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Module/Install.pm | 49 | #------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | tests/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Module/Install.pm | 53 | #------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | tests/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Module/Install.pm | 119 | #------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | tests/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Module/Install.pm | 126 | #------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_max_streams.py | 32 | except: | CODE |
| HIGH | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_max_streams.py | 128 | except: | CODE |
| HIGH | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_max_streams.py | 202 | except: | CODE |
| HIGH | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_max_streams.py | 285 | except: | CODE |
| HIGH | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_max_streams.py | 348 | except: | CODE |
| HIGH | …es/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_udp_health_check.py | 54 | except socket.timeout: | CODE |
| HIGH | …es/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_udp_health_check.py | 86 | except socket.timeout: | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_half_conn.py | 6 | CODE | |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_qlog.py | 5 | CODE | |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_qlog.py | 6 | CODE | |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_qlog.py | 7 | CODE | |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_qlog.py | 10 | CODE | |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_qlog.py | 11 | CODE | |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_qlog.py | 12 | CODE | |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_udp_quic.py | 6 | CODE | |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_siphash.py | 6 | CODE | |
| LOW | …ules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_reuseport_xudp.py | 6 | CODE | |
| LOW | …ules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_reuseport_xudp.py | 7 | CODE | |
| LOW | …ules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_reuseport_xudp.py | 8 | CODE | |
| LOW | …ules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_reuseport_xudp.py | 11 | CODE | |
| LOW | …ules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_reuseport_xudp.py | 12 | CODE | |
| LOW | …ules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_reuseport_xudp.py | 13 | CODE | |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_xudp_reload.py | 6 | CODE | |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_multi_certs.py | 6 | CODE | |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_fec.py | 6 | CODE | |
| LOW | …es/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_udp_health_check.py | 6 | CODE | |
| LOW | …ules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_multipath_quic.py | 6 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_max_streams.py | 66 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_max_streams.py | 131 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| MEDIUM | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_max_streams.py | 141 | print(f"Error log (P=21): {error_log[:300] if error_log else 'no exceed error found'}") | CODE |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_max_streams.py | 205 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_max_streams.py | 288 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_max_streams.py | 351 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| MEDIUM | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_max_streams.py | 361 | print(f"Error log (reload P=21): {error_log_p21[:300] if error_log_p21 else 'no exceed error found'}") | CODE |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_xudp_reload.py | 57 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| MEDIUM | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_xudp_reload.py | 50 | def ssh_remote(remote_ip, username, pk_file): | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | tests/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Test/Builder.pm | 945 | # is_regexp() checks for regexes in a robust manner, say if they're | COMMENT |
| LOW | …s/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Module/Install/Makefile.pm | 44 | # Otherwise, just return the MakeMaker version. | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …s/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Module/Install/Makefile.pm | 255 | # Module::Install::ExtraTests doesn't set $self->tests and does its own tests via harness. | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_xudp_reload.py | 169 | def get_ssh_output_when_reload(self, ssh, cmd): | CODE |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_multi_certs.py | 32 | def test_multi_certs_single_server(self): | CODE |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_multi_certs.py | 47 | def test_multi_certs_fuzzy_match_first(self): | CODE |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_multi_certs.py | 62 | def test_multi_certs_fuzzy_match_second(self): | CODE |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_multi_certs.py | 77 | def test_multi_certs_fuzzy_sni_match_first(self): | CODE |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_multi_certs.py | 92 | def test_multi_certs_fuzzy_sni_match_second(self): | CODE |
| LOW | modules/ngx_http_xquic_module/test/test_multi_certs.py | 106 | # def test_multi_certs_duplicate_keyless_certs(self): | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tests/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Test/Builder.pm | 1238 | # Set everything to unbuffered else plain prints to STDOUT will | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Module/Install/Can.pm | 31 | # Check if we can run some command | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | …s/test-nginx/test-nginx/inc/Module/Install/Makefile.pm | 93 | # special cases where you can use makemaker_append | COMMENT |