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This report summarizes scanner evidence for artilleryio/artillery, a TypeScript project with 9,111 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 132,445 lines of code across 667 source files, recording 79 pattern matches distributed across 6 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 0.7 (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? 44 finding(s).
Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 31 finding(s).
Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 20 finding(s).
Which changes need focused human review? 79 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 79 distinct pattern matches across 6 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 | package-lock.json | 3307 | "node_modules/artillery-plugin-fake-data": { | CODE |
| LOW | package-lock.json | 3308 | "resolved": "packages/artillery-plugin-fake-data", | CODE |
| LOW | package-lock.json | 9044 | "packages/artillery-plugin-fake-data": { | CODE |
| LOW | package-lock.json | 9052 | "packages/artillery-plugin-fake-data/node_modules/@faker-js/faker": { | CODE |
| LOW | package-lock.json | 11078 | "artillery-plugin-fake-data": "*", | CODE |
| LOW | packages/types/package.json | 24 | "artillery-plugin-fake-data": "*", | CODE |
| LOW | packages/types/schema/config.js | 19 | const { FakeDataPlugin } = require('./plugins/fake-data'); | CODE |
| LOW | packages/types/schema/config.js | 76 | 'fake-data': FakeDataPlugin, | CODE |
| LOW | packages/types/schema/plugins/fake-data.js | 5 | } = require('artillery-plugin-fake-data'); | CODE |
| LOW | packages/types/schema/plugins/fake-data.js | 35 | 'This plugin adds access to random realistic test data generation using Faker. You can configure the options of each | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | packages/artillery-plugin-fake-data/README.md | 1 | # artillery-plugin-fake-data | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | packages/artillery-plugin-fake-data/README.md | 11 | Earlier versions of this plugin used [falso](https://ngneat.github.io/falso/). The most commonly used falso-style names | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | packages/artillery-plugin-fake-data/README.md | 15 | 📖 [Plugin documentation](https://www.artillery.io/docs/reference/extensions/fake-data) | CODE |
| LOW | packages/artillery-plugin-fake-data/package.json | 2 | "name": "artillery-plugin-fake-data", | CODE |
| LOW | packages/artillery-plugin-fake-data/index.ts | 98 | script.config['fake-data'] || script.config.plugins['fake-data']; | CODE |
| LOW | packages/artillery-plugin-fake-data/index.ts | 117 | `[fake-data] $${aliasName} is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Use $${funcName} instead.` | CODE |
| LOW | packages/artillery-plugin-fake-data/test/index.spec.js | 18 | 'fake-data': pluginConfig | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | packages/artillery-plugin-fake-data/test/index.spec.js | 134 | test('reads config from config.fake-data as well as config.plugins.fake-data', (t, done) => { | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | packages/artillery-plugin-fake-data/test/index.spec.js | 137 | 'fake-data': { internetPassword: { length: 7 } }, | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | packages/artillery-plugin-fake-data/test/index.spec.js | 138 | plugins: { 'fake-data': {} } | CODE |
| LOW | packages/artillery/types.d.ts | 875 | 'fake-data'?: FakeDataPluginConfig; | CODE |
| LOW | packages/artillery/types.d.ts | 1003 | * Configuration map of faker functions for the fake-data plugin. | COMMENT |
| LOW | …artillery/test/core/unit/large-json-payload-669kb.json | 353 | "about": "Ut consectetur consectetur Lorem quis anim esse ad deserunt. Est amet voluptate esse cillum id culpa aliqu | CODE |
| LOW | …artillery/test/core/unit/large-json-payload-669kb.json | 1665 | "about": "Amet labore occaecat occaecat enim ea duis excepteur officia sit culpa eu incididunt mollit. Culpa aute co | CODE |
| LOW | …artillery/test/core/unit/large-json-payload-669kb.json | 6614 | "about": "Eiusmod enim deserunt incididunt consectetur anim laborum commodo Lorem ipsum enim mollit. Irure velit qui | CODE |
| LOW | …artillery/test/core/unit/large-json-payload-669kb.json | 10278 | "about": "Do amet laboris magna do. Exercitation et minim sit duis enim officia nisi sit pariatur velit dolore dolor | CODE |
| LOW | packages/artillery/lib/builtin-packages.ts | 22 | 'artillery-plugin-fake-data', | CODE |
| LOW | …kages/artillery/lib/platform/aws-ecs/legacy/plugins.ts | 12 | 'fake-data' | CODE |
| LOW | packages/artillery/lib/cmds/run.ts | 594 | 'fake-data', | CODE |
| LOW | packages/artillery/lib/create-bom/built-in-plugins.ts | 12 | 'fake-data' | CODE |
| LOW | .github/workflows/npm-publish.yml | 29 | - 'packages/artillery-plugin-fake-data/**' | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | examples/k8s-testing-with-kubectl-artillery/README.md | 181 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | examples/k8s-testing-with-kubectl-artillery/README.md | 201 | # p99: ......................................................................... 120.3 | COMMENT |
| LOW | examples/k8s-testing-with-kubectl-artillery/README.md | 221 | # vusers.created: ................................................................ 1 | COMMENT |
| LOW | examples/scenario-weights/scenario-weights.yml | 1 | # In Artillery, each VU will be assigned to one of the defined | COMMENT |
| LOW | packages/artillery-plugin-slack/index.ts | 1 | // IMPORTANT: this file must stay free of TypeScript-only syntax | COMMENT |
| LOW | packages/types/test/simple.test.ts | 121 | done(); | COMMENT |
| LOW | packages/types/test/simple.test.ts | 141 | // `), | COMMENT |
| LOW | packages/types/test/engine.websocket.test.ts | 21 | - log: Debug here | COMMENT |
| LOW | packages/types/test/engine.websocket.test.ts | 41 | // ); | COMMENT |
| LOW | packages/artillery-plugin-expect/types.d.ts | 1 | // Loose declarations for external TypeScript consumers. | COMMENT |
| LOW | packages/artillery-plugin-ensure/index.ts | 1 | // IMPORTANT: this file must stay free of TypeScript-only syntax | COMMENT |
| LOW | packages/artillery/types.d.ts | 1 | // Public type surface for the `artillery` package - and the canonical | COMMENT |
| LOW | …es/artillery/test/core/quarantine/test_environments.js | 21 | await updateGlobalObject(); | COMMENT |
| LOW | …es/artillery/test/core/quarantine/test_environments.js | 41 | // report.errors.ETIMEDOUT && report.errors.ETIMEDOUT > 1, | COMMENT |
| LOW | …llery/test/core/quarantine/concurrent-requests.test.js | 61 | // ee.on('phaseCompleted', function () { | COMMENT |
| LOW | packages/artillery/lib/launch-platform.ts | 241 | // TODO: load the plugin, subscribe to events | COMMENT |
| LOW | packages/artillery/lib/index.ts | 1 | // IMPORTANT: this file must stay free of TypeScript-only syntax | COMMENT |
| LOW | packages/artillery/lib/core/index.ts | 1 | // IMPORTANT: this file must stay free of TypeScript-only syntax | COMMENT |
| LOW | packages/artillery/lib/commons/index.ts | 1 | // IMPORTANT: this file must stay free of TypeScript-only syntax | COMMENT |
| LOW | packages/artillery/lib/platform/local/worker.ts | 161 | // individual runner instances here - those are handled in | COMMENT |
| LOW | packages/artillery/lib/typings/untyped-deps.d.ts | 1 | // Ambient declarations for dependencies that ship no usable types. | COMMENT |
| LOW | .github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml | 1 | # For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need | COMMENT |
| LOW | .github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml | 61 | # ✏️ If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines | COMMENT |
| LOW | .github/workflows/npm-publish.yml | 1 | name: Publish artillery to npm | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | examples/artillery-plugin-hello-world/index.js | 9 | function ArtilleryHelloWorldPlugin(script, events) { | CODE |
| LOW | …s/browser-load-testing-playwright/browser-load-test.ts | 28 | testFunction: async function checkOutArtilleryCoreConceptsFlow( | CODE |
| LOW | examples/browser-load-testing-playwright/flows.js | 6 | async function checkOutArtilleryCoreConceptsFlow( | CODE |
| LOW | examples/browser-load-testing-playwright/flows.js | 59 | async function multistepWithCustomMetrics(page, _userContext, _events, test) { | CODE |
| LOW | packages/artillery-plugin-expect/index.ts | 92 | function expectationsPluginOnError( | CODE |
| LOW | packages/artillery-plugin-expect/index.ts | 110 | function expectationsPluginCheckExpectations( | CODE |
| LOW | packages/artillery-plugin-memory-inspector/index.ts | 29 | function ArtilleryPluginMemoryInspector(script, events) { | CODE |
| LOW | …-metrics/lib/open-telemetry/translators/vendor-adot.js | 6 | function getADOTRelevantReporterConfigs(publishMetricsConfig) { | CODE |
| LOW | …-metrics/lib/open-telemetry/translators/vendor-adot.js | 20 | function resolveADOTConfigSettings(options) { | CODE |
| LOW | …publish-metrics/tracing/playwright-trace-assertions.js | 49 | async function runPlaywrightTraceAssertions(t, testRunData, expectedOutcome) { | CODE |
| LOW | …ages/artillery/lib/util/prepare-test-execution-plan.ts | 191 | function replaceProcessorIfTypescript( | CODE |
| LOW | …s/artillery/lib/platform/aws-ecs/legacy/run-cluster.ts | 910 | function checkFargateResourceConfig(cpu: number, memory: number) { | CODE |
| LOW | …s/artillery/lib/platform/aws-ecs/legacy/run-cluster.ts | 1008 | async function maybeGetSubnetIdsForFargate(context: RunClusterContext) { | CODE |
| LOW | …s/artillery/lib/platform/aws-ecs/legacy/run-cluster.ts | 1048 | async function createADOTDefinitionIfNeeded(context: RunClusterContext) { | CODE |
| LOW | …egacy/plugins/artillery-plugin-inspect-script/index.ts | 9 | function ArtilleryInspectScriptPlugin( | CODE |
| LOW | packages/artillery/lib/cmds/run.ts | 686 | function getPluginMetricsToSuppress(script: Record<string, any>): string[] { | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | examples/k8s-testing-with-kubectl-artillery/README.md | 178 | # -------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | examples/k8s-testing-with-kubectl-artillery/README.md | 180 | # -------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | examples/k8s-testing-with-kubectl-artillery/README.md | 206 | # -------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | examples/k8s-testing-with-kubectl-artillery/README.md | 208 | # -------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | packages/types/schema/scenario.js | 112 | //TODO: implement full schema consistent with scenario - right now it's Joi.any() on items | COMMENT |
| LOW | packages/artillery/test/unit/fargate-bom.test.js | 12 | // TODO: Add tests for other functions in bom.js | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ckages/artillery/lib/platform/az/aqs-queue-consumer.ts | 59 | // TODO: Handle errors - no auth, no queue, network etc | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | …s/browser-playwright-reuse-authentication/scenario.yml | 16 | # NOTE: add this if you want to run the test in fargate. make sure to remove headless:false too | COMMENT |