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firebase/functions-samples

SlopCodeMonitor badge for firebase/functions-samples Adjusted legacy signal; badge bands: 25 / 50 / 75 (different from dashboard bands).

Collection of sample apps showcasing popular use cases using Cloud Functions for Firebase

0.3 Low pattern signal View on GitHub

Open-Source Code Quality, Security and Technical Debt Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for firebase/functions-samples, a JavaScript project with 12,210 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 335,537 lines of code across 700 source files, recording 76 pattern matches distributed across 9 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 0.3 (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.

0.3
Adjusted Signal
0.3
Raw Pattern Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-10-31
Last Push
12.2K
Stars
JavaScript
Language
335.5K
Lines of Code
700
Files
76
Pattern Hits
2026-10-31
Scan Date
0.00
HC Hit Rate

Risk Review · Payload v1

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.

Cognitive Ownership Risk 1.2/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 71 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 0.1/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 3 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 0.2/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 16 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 1.3/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 76 finding(s).

What These Metrics Mean

Adjusted Signal
Legacy pattern score normalized per 1,000 scanned lines and multiplied by the repository-level time factor. It is not an estimate of AI authorship.
Raw Pattern Score
Sum of severity- and context-weighted pattern findings before applying the time factor.
Time Factor
A coarse multiplier based on repository last-push metadata. It does not identify when individual code was written.
Pattern Hits
Count of configured pattern findings. Review each location and surrounding code before acting.
HC Hit Rate
High- and critical-severity findings per scanned file. Severity is a configured detector weight, not proof of a vulnerability or authorship.
Lines / Files
Scan coverage denominators used by the legacy normalized score.

Pattern-Signal History

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.

Severity Breakdown

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.

CRITICAL 0HIGH 1MEDIUM 4LOW 71

Directory Score Breakdown

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.

Pattern Findings

The scanner identified 76 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.

Over-Commented Block49 hits · 49 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWPython/pyproject.toml1# Copyright 2023 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.COMMENT
LOWPython/pyfmt.py1"""Utility to format Python source files for Firebase docs."""COMMENT
LOWPython/alerts-to-discord/functions/main.py1# Copyright 2023 Google LLCCOMMENT
LOWPython/taskqueues-backup-images/functions/main.py1# Copyright 2023 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.COMMENT
LOWPython/post-signup-event/functions/main.py1# Copyright 2023 Google LLCCOMMENT
LOWPython/testlab-to-slack/functions/main.py1# Copyright 2022 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.COMMENT
LOWPython/http-flask/functions/main.py1# Copyright 2023 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.COMMENT
LOWPython/remote-config-diff/functions/main.py1# Copyright 2023 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.COMMENT
LOWPython/delete-unused-accounts-cron/functions/main.py1# Copyright 2023 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.COMMENT
LOWPython/thumbnails/functions/main.py1# Copyright 2023 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.COMMENT
LOW…/quickstarts/auth-blocking-functions/functions/main.py1# Copyright 2023 Google LLCCOMMENT
LOWPython/quickstarts/uppercase-rtdb/functions/main.py1# Copyright 2023 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.COMMENT
LOW…thon/quickstarts/firestore-sync-auth/functions/main.py1# Copyright 2023 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.COMMENT
LOW…thon/quickstarts/firestore-sync-auth/functions/main.py41 # add auth medadata to the documentCOMMENT
LOWPython/quickstarts/callable-functions/functions/main.py1# Copyright 2023 Google LLCCOMMENT
LOW…thon/quickstarts/uppercase-firestore/functions/main.py1# Copyright 2023 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.COMMENT
LOWPython/quickstarts/https-time-server/functions/main.py1# Copyright 2023 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.COMMENT
LOWPython/quickstarts/https-time-server/functions/main.py21# [END functionsimport]COMMENT
LOWPython/quickstarts/https-time-server/functions/main.py41# [START usingMiddleware]COMMENT
LOWPython/quickstarts/custom-events/functions/main.py1# Copyright 2023 Google LLCCOMMENT
LOWPython/quickstarts/custom-events/functions/main.py61 # [END_EXCLUDE]COMMENT
LOWPython/quickstarts/pubsub-helloworld/functions/main.py1# Copyright 2023 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.COMMENT
LOW…ickstarts/callable-functions-streaming/bin/server.dart1// Copyright 2026 Google LLCCOMMENT
LOWDart/quickstarts/callable-functions/bin/server.dart1// Copyright 2026 Google LLCCOMMENT
LOWDart/quickstarts/https-time-server/bin/server.dart1// Copyright 2026 Google LLCCOMMENT
LOWDart/quickstarts/https-time-server/bin/server.dart21import 'package:intl/intl.dart';COMMENT
LOWDart/codelab-dart-functions/analysis_options.yaml1# This file configures the analyzer, which statically analyzes Dart code toCOMMENT
LOWDart/codelab-dart-functions/analysis_options.yaml21 # `// ignore_for_file: name_of_lint` syntax on the line or in the fileCOMMENT
LOW…b-dart-functions/packages/shared/analysis_options.yaml1# This file configures the static analysis results for your project (errors,COMMENT
LOW…b-dart-functions/packages/shared/analysis_options.yaml21COMMENT
LOWNode-1st-gen/template-handlebars/functions/index.js41// This HTTPS endpoint can only be accessed by your Firebase Users.COMMENT
LOW…-1st-gen/vision-annotate-images/functions/src/index.ts21COMMENT
LOWNode-1st-gen/presence-firestore/public/index.js41 // and `false` when disconnected.COMMENT
LOW…-1st-gen/quickstarts/uppercase-rtdb/functions/index.js21// [START import]COMMENT
LOW…-1st-gen/quickstarts/uppercase-rtdb/functions/index.js61// [END makeUppercase]COMMENT
LOW…gen/quickstarts/uppercase-firestore/functions/index.js41 .add({ original: original });COMMENT
LOW.github/workflows/stale.yml1# Copyright 2026 Google LLCCOMMENT
LOW.github/workflows/test_dart.yml1# Copyright 2026 Google LLCCOMMENT
LOW.github/workflows/test_node.yml1# Copyright 2023 Google LLCCOMMENT
LOW.github/workflows/test_python.yml1# Copyright 2023 Google LLCCOMMENT
LOW.github/workflows/test_node_1st_gen.yml1# Copyright 2023 Google LLCCOMMENT
LOW.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml1# Copyright 2023 Google LLCCOMMENT
LOW…quickstarts/auth-blocking-functions/functions/index.js41 // Only users of a specific domain can sign up.COMMENT
LOW…quickstarts/auth-blocking-functions/functions/index.js61 // Obtain a document in Firestore of the banned email address.COMMENT
LOWNode/quickstarts/genkit-helloworld/functions/index.js21// [END import-trigger]COMMENT
LOWNode/quickstarts/uppercase-rtdb/functions/index.js21const {onRequest} = require("firebase-functions/https");COMMENT
LOWNode/quickstarts/callable-functions/functions/index.js21COMMENT
LOWNode/quickstarts/callable-functions/functions/index.js61// Saves a message to the Firebase Realtime Database but sanitizes theCOMMENT
LOWNode/quickstarts/uppercase-firestore/functions/index.js41 // Push the new message into Firestore using the Firebase Admin SDK.COMMENT
Hyper-Verbose Identifiers13 hits · 12 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWPython/fcm-notifications/functions/main.py9def send_follower_notification(event: db_fn.Event[db_fn.Change]) -> None:CODE
LOWPython/alerts-to-discord/functions/main.py57def post_fatal_issue_to_discord(event: crashlytics_fn.CrashlyticsNewFatalIssueEvent) -> None:CODE
LOWPython/alerts-to-discord/functions/main.py122def post_performance_alert_to_discord(event: performance_fn.PerformanceThresholdAlertEvent) -> None:STRING
LOW…/quickstarts/auth-blocking-functions/functions/main.py91def send_verification_email_using_your_smtp_server(email, link):CODE
LOW…-1st-gen/template-handlebars/functions/firebaseUser.js62async function addDecodedIdTokenToRequest(idToken, req) {CODE
LOWNode-1st-gen/coupon-on-purchase/functions/index.js89async function sendHighValueCouponViaFCM(uid, userLanguage) {CODE
LOWNode-1st-gen/exif-images/functions/index.js69function imageMagickOutputToObject(output) {CODE
LOWNode-1st-gen/exif-images/functions/index.js100function makeKeyFirebaseCompatible(key) {CODE
LOWNode-1st-gen/fulltext-search-firestore/public/index.js27function searchAlgoliaUnauthenticated(query) {CODE
LOWNode-1st-gen/fulltext-search-firestore/public/index.js47function searchAlgoliaAuthenticated(query) {CODE
LOWNode-1st-gen/fulltext-search-firestore/public/index.js113async function searchTypesenseUnauthenticated(query) {CODE
LOWNode-1st-gen/fulltext-search-firestore/public/index.js138async function searchTypesenseAuthenticated(query) {CODE
LOWNode-1st-gen/quickstarts/big-ben/functions/index.js68function secondsLeftBeforeEndOfHour(date) {CODE
Redundant / Tautological Comments5 hits · 8 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWPython/quickstarts/pubsub-helloworld/functions/main.py33 # Print the message.COMMENT
LOWPython/quickstarts/pubsub-helloworld/functions/main.py56 # Print the message in the logs.COMMENT
LOWPython/quickstarts/pubsub-helloworld/functions/main.py71 # Print the message in the logs.COMMENT
LOW.github/workflows/targeted-dependency-update.yml72 # Check if PR already exists before creatingCOMMENT
LOW.github/workflows/test_dart.yml63 # Check if this is a Flutter projectCOMMENT
Self-Referential Comments2 hits · 6 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMPython/testlab-to-slack/functions/main.py73 # Create the title of the messageCOMMENT
MEDIUMPython/testlab-to-slack/functions/main.py76 # Create the details of the messageCOMMENT
Magic Placeholder Names1 hit · 5 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
HIGHPython/taskqueues-backup-images/README.md49NASA_API_KEY=your-api-keyCODE
Excessive Try-Catch Wrapping2 hits · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWPython/quickstarts/callable-functions/functions/main.py132 except Exception as e:CODE
MEDIUMDart/codelab-dart-functions/lib/main.dart60 print("Error calling function: $e");CODE
Slop Phrases1 hit · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUM…b-dart-functions/packages/shared/analysis_options.yaml9# If you want a smaller set of lints you can change this to specifyCOMMENT
Unused Imports2 hits · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWPython/taskqueues-backup-images/functions/main.py17CODE
LOWPython/quickstarts/callable-functions/functions/main.py20CODE
AI Structural Patterns1 hit · 1 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWPython/pyfmt.py63CODE