Repository Analysis

primefaces/primevue

Next Generation Vue UI Component Library

2.4 Likely human-written View on GitHub

Analysis Overview

This report presents the forensic synthetic code analysis of primefaces/primevue, a Vue project with 14,484 GitHub stars. SynthScan v2.0 examined 424,341 lines of code across 4795 source files, recording 877 pattern matches distributed across 5 syntactic categories. The overall adjusted score of 2.4 places this repository in the Likely human-written band.

The scanner applied 160+ deterministic lexical heuristics, multi-line block detectors, abstract syntax tree depth profilers, and a cross-file Jaccard similarity matrix to construct a statistically normalised synthetic code estimate. All matches are individually weighted by severity coefficient and contextual multiplier before summation, and the resulting headline score is temporally discounted to account for the repository's development history relative to the commercial emergence of large language model coding tooling (November 2022 onward).

2.4
Adjusted Score
2.4
Raw Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-06-28
Last Push
14.5K
Stars
Vue
Language
424.3K
Lines of Code
4.8K
Files
877
Pattern Hits
2026-07-14
Scan Date
0.00
HC Hit Rate

What These Metrics Mean

Adjusted Score
Primary synthetic code indicator. Raw score normalised per 1,000 lines of code and multiplied by the temporal discount factor. This is the definitive comparative metric — use it to rank repositories by AI authorship density.
Raw Score
The unmodified sum of all severity-weighted, context-multiplied pattern match scores before temporal discounting. Reflects the absolute signal strength independent of when the repository was last active.
Time Factor
The temporal discount multiplier (0–100%) applied to the raw score. Repositories last updated before ChatGPT's launch (Nov 2022) receive a 5% factor. Full signal is only assigned to repositories active in the post-adoption era (Jan 2024+).
Pattern Hits
Total count of individual pattern matches across all files and categories. A high hit count with a low score may indicate a very large codebase with isolated AI snippets; a low count with a high score indicates dense, concentrated AI signatures.
HC Hit Rate
High+Critical pattern hits per file, averaged across the repository. This orthogonal signal catches repositories where a few files are densely packed with high-severity AI tells — a strong indicator even when the normalised score appears moderate due to codebase size.
Lines of Code / Files
Total lines and files analysed. The scanner examines 94 file extensions. These denominators are used to normalise the score, enabling fair comparison between repositories of vastly different sizes.

Score History

This chart maps the temporal evolution of the adjusted synthetic code score across successive scan runs. An upward trajectory indicates ongoing incorporation of AI-generated code or expanding LLM-assisted scaffolding; a stable or declining trajectory may reflect active human refactoring, code removal, or the adoption of stricter authorship policies. The dashed secondary line (right axis) independently tracks total raw pattern hit count, which can diverge from the normalised score when codebase size changes significantly between scans.

Severity Breakdown

Classifies detected patterns by their diagnostic confidence and structural impact. CRITICAL patterns (coefficient 10) represent definitive synthetic signatures — hallucinated imports, explicit LLM attribution metadata — virtually never produced by human authors. HIGH (5) indicates strong structural tells such as cross-file repetition or cross-linguistic idioms. MEDIUM (2) covers recognisable conversational padding and AI-specific vocabulary. LOW (1) captures subtle indicators like tautological comments and generic boilerplate that require density to carry independent signal.

CRITICAL 7HIGH 0MEDIUM 1LOW 869

Directory Score Breakdown

This horizontal bar chart decomposes the repository's raw synthetic code score by top-level directory, allowing you to pinpoint precisely which modules or components carry the highest AI authorship density. Directories with disproportionately high scores relative to their size warrant targeted manual review: concentrated AI signatures often trace back to mass-generated configuration layers, auto-ported test suites, LLM-scaffolded boilerplate classes, or entire subsystems authored under heavy copilot assistance. Use this view to prioritise your human code-review effort.

Pattern Findings

The scanner identified 877 distinct pattern matches across 5 syntactic categories. Each entry below represents a discrete location in the source code where the engine recorded a statistically significant AI authorship indicator. 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 diagnostic confidence level (CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW). The Context column identifies whether the match occurred inside executable code, an inline comment, or a string literal — comment-context matches receive a ×1.5 weight because LLMs systematically over-annotate. The ⚡ bolt icon marks clustered matches: three or more patterns within a 10-line window, each receiving an additional ×1.5 density multiplier as dense clusters constitute far stronger evidence of synthetic authorship than isolated hits.

Fake / Example Data863 hits · 926 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWCHANGELOG_ARCHIVE.md1485- InputNumber: invalid 'placeholder' prop type \(TS only\) [\#2863](https://github.com/primefaces/primevue/issues/2863)CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/scripts/components/multiselect.js51 name: 'placeholder',CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/scripts/components/chips.js51 name: 'placeholder',CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/scripts/components/inputnumber.js145 name: 'placeholder',CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/scripts/components/dropdown.js87 name: 'placeholder',CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/scripts/components/password.js81 name: 'placeholder',CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/scripts/components/autocomplete.js75 name: 'placeholder',CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/scripts/components/editor.js9 name: 'placeholder',CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/scripts/components/select.js87 name: 'placeholder',CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/scripts/components/inputchips.js51 name: 'placeholder',CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/scripts/components/treeselect.js21 name: 'placeholder',CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/scripts/components/calendar.js273 name: 'placeholder',CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/scripts/components/cascadeselect.js45 name: 'placeholder',CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/scripts/components/datepicker.js273 name: 'placeholder',CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/treeselect/TreeSelect.vue27 <slot name="value" :value="selectedNodes" :placeholder="placeholder">CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/inputmask/InputMask.vue12 :placeholder="placeholder"CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/password/Password.vue16 :placeholder="placeholder"CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/card/Card.spec.js11 content: '<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit.</p>',CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/card/Card.spec.js11 content: '<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit.</p>',CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/card/Card.spec.js20 expect(wrapper.find('.p-card-content').text()).toBe('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit.')CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/card/Card.spec.js20 expect(wrapper.find('.p-card-content').text()).toBe('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit.')CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/panel/Panel.spec.js13 default: '<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt</CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/panel/Panel.spec.js13 default: '<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt</CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/panel/Panel.spec.js20 expect(wrapper.find('.p-panel-content').text()).toBe('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sCODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/panel/Panel.spec.js20 expect(wrapper.find('.p-panel-content').text()).toBe('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sCODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/autocomplete/AutoComplete.vue12 :placeholder="placeholder"CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/autocomplete/AutoComplete.vue92 :placeholder="placeholder"CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/accordion/Accordion.spec.js19 <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/accordion/Accordion.spec.js19 <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/datepicker/DatePicker.vue11 :placeholder="placeholder"CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/inputnumber/InputNumber.vue17 :placeholder="placeholder"CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/inputchips/InputChips.vue48 :placeholder="placeholder"CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/dialog/Dialog.spec.js41 default: '<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit</p>',CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/dialog/Dialog.spec.js41 default: '<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit</p>',CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/tabview/TabView.spec.js20 <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit,</p>CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/tabview/TabView.spec.js20 <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit,</p>CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/fieldset/Fieldset.spec.js15 default: `<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit</p>`CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/fieldset/Fieldset.spec.js15 default: `<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit</p>`CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/accordiontab/AccordionTab.spec.js8 default: '<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do</p>'CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/accordiontab/AccordionTab.spec.js8 default: '<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do</p>'CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/accordiontab/AccordionTab.spec.js12 expect(wrapper.text()).toBe('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do');CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/accordiontab/AccordionTab.spec.js12 expect(wrapper.text()).toBe('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do');CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/select/Select.vue12 :placeholder="placeholder"CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/select/Select.vue54 <slot name="value" :value="d_value" :placeholder="placeholder">{{ label === 'p-emptylabel' ? '&nbsp;' : (labCODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue10 :placeholder="placeholder"CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue28 <slot name="value" :value="d_value" :placeholder="placeholder">CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/cascadeselect/CascadeSelect.vue12 :placeholder="placeholder"CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/cascadeselect/CascadeSelect.vue29 <slot name="value" :value="d_value" :placeholder="placeholder">CODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/scrollpanel/ScrollPanel.spec.js12 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labCODE
LOWpackages/primevue/src/scrollpanel/ScrollPanel.spec.js12 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labCODE
LOWpackages/nuxt-module/playground/app.vue6 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dCODE
LOWpackages/nuxt-module/playground/app.vue6 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dCODE
LOWapps/volt/doc/tabs/ControlledDoc.vue21 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labCODE
LOWapps/volt/doc/tabs/ControlledDoc.vue21 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labCODE
LOWapps/volt/doc/tabs/ControlledDoc.vue72 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labCODE
LOWapps/volt/doc/tabs/ControlledDoc.vue72 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labCODE
LOWapps/volt/doc/tabs/TemplateDoc.vue25 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labCODE
LOWapps/volt/doc/tabs/TemplateDoc.vue25 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labCODE
LOWapps/volt/doc/tabs/TemplateDoc.vue79 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labCODE
LOWapps/volt/doc/tabs/TemplateDoc.vue79 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labCODE
803 more matches not shown…
Hallucination Indicators7 hits · 70 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
CRITICALpackages/primevue/src/rating/Rating.vue97 return value === 1 ? this.$primevue.config.locale.aria.star : this.$primevue.config.locale.aria.stars.replacCODE
CRITICALpackages/primevue/src/galleria/GalleriaItem.vue242 return this.$primevue.config.locale.aria ? this.$primevue.config.locale.aria.slideNumber.replace(/{slideNumbCODE
CRITICALpackages/primevue/src/galleria/GalleriaItem.vue245 return this.$primevue.config.locale.aria ? this.$primevue.config.locale.aria.pageLabel.replace(/{page}/g, vaCODE
CRITICALpackages/primevue/src/galleria/GalleriaThumbnails.vue527 return this.$primevue.config.locale.aria ? this.$primevue.config.locale.aria.pageLabel.replace(/{page}/g, vaCODE
CRITICALpackages/primevue/src/carousel/Carousel.vue620 return this.$primevue.config.locale.aria ? this.$primevue.config.locale.aria.slideNumber.replace(/{slideNumbCODE
CRITICALpackages/primevue/src/carousel/Carousel.vue623 return this.$primevue.config.locale.aria ? this.$primevue.config.locale.aria.pageLabel.replace(/{page}/g, vaCODE
CRITICALpackages/primevue/src/paginator/PageLinks.vue49 return this.$primevue.config.locale.aria ? this.$primevue.config.locale.aria.pageLabel.replace(/{page}/g, vaCODE
Over-Commented Block3 hits · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWpackages/primevue/src/tabview/TabView.spec.js41COMMENT
LOWpackages/primevue/src/tabview/TabView.spec.js61// <TabPanel v-for="tab in Array.from({ length: 5 }, (_, i) => ({ title: \`Tab \${i + 1}\`, content:COMMENT
LOW.github/workflows/node.js.yml61COMMENT
Slop Phrases2 hits · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUM.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml44 We highly encourage contributions from the community! If you have the time and ability, consider submitting a puCODE
LOW…ps/showcase/doc/uikit/v3/workflow/DesignChangesDoc.vue8 plugin. After making the updates, don't forget to push the changes to your Sync Provider.CODE
Hyper-Verbose Identifiers2 hits · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWpackages/nuxt-module/src/register.ts144function registerInjectStylesAsString(moduleOptions: ModuleOptions) {CODE
LOWpackages/nuxt-module/src/register.ts148function registerInjectStylesAsStringToTop(moduleOptions: any) {CODE