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simplecov-ruby/simplecov

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Code coverage for Ruby with a powerful configuration library and automatic merging of coverage across test suites

1.7 Low pattern signal View on GitHub

Open-Source Code Quality, Security and Technical Debt Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for simplecov-ruby/simplecov, a Ruby project with 4,927 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 90,581 lines of code across 620 source files, recording 145 pattern matches distributed across 5 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 1.7 (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.

1.7
Adjusted Signal
1.7
Raw Pattern Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-10-29
Last Push
4.9K
Stars
Ruby
Language
90.6K
Lines of Code
620
Files
145
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 8.2/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 145 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 0.0/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 0 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 3.5/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 65 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 8.2/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 145 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 0MEDIUM 5LOW 140

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 145 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.

Over-Commented Block73 hits · 73 pts
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LOWbenchmarks/report_scale.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWbenchmarks/collate.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWbenchmarks/collate/shape.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
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LOWlib/simplecov/production.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/history.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/parallel_coordination.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/parallel_coordination.rb41COMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/current_run.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/result_processing.rb161 # loaded, and the merged result is the one that reports dropped sourceCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/directive.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/process.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/parallel_adapters.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/result_adapter.rb41 # address widths vary by runtime.COMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/command_guesser.rb41 return unless groups && numberCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/result.rb21 # Carried into the resultset so a merge elsewhere can inject the onesCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/test_tracker.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/unloaded_file_injector.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/load_global_config.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/result_merger.rb41 # feeding every merge-side accumulator in a single pass: the trackedCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/simulate_coverage.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/simulate_coverage.rb21 # Branches and methods are enumerated by static analysis. Earlier behaviorCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/test_file_name.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/deprecation.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/static_coverage_extractor.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/static_coverage_extractor.rb41 endCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/color.rb21 # default `:auto` falls through), then `NO_COLOR`, then `FORCE_COLOR`, thenCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/view_coverage.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/context_map.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/baseline.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/configuration/filters.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/configuration/merging.rb61 # Whether SimpleCov's selected final process owns merge processing: waitingCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/configuration/merging.rb101 Deprecation.warn("`SimpleCov.use_merging` is deprecated. " \COMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/configuration/test_tracking.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/combine/identity_interner.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/combine/lines_combiner.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/test_tracker/constant_watch.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/test_tracker/delta.rb81 # and eql? alike. `==` is kept because it is the faster of the two.COMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/test_tracker/method_bodies.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/view_coverage/template_compiler.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/cli/ratchet.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/cli/real_path.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/cli/patch.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/cli/dead_code.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/cli/patch/changed_lines.rb41 endCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/cli/affected/narrowing.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/cli/affected/narrowing.rb21 # The recording's line numbers are the ones that matter, and theCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/cli/serve/static_file_handler.rb41 # /events stream on. A route may hold the socket for as long as itCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/result_merger/unloaded_files.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/directive/erb.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/production/file_sink.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOW…mplecov/static_coverage_extractor/condition_folding.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/static_coverage_extractor/visitor.rb21COMMENT
LOW…ecov/static_coverage_extractor/location_conventions.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/profiles/strict.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
LOWlib/simplecov/source_file/ruby_data_parser.rb1# frozen_string_literal: trueCOMMENT
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Hyper-Verbose Identifiers65 hits · 65 pts
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LOWspec/return_codes_spec.rb20 def stderr_without_report_summary(stderr)CODE
LOWspec/support/sandbox_project.rb77 def run_command_and_expect_success(command, env: {}, timeout: 60)CODE
LOWspec/support/sandbox_project.rb113 def expect_coverage_report_generated(result, coverage_dir: "coverage")CODE
LOWspec/support/sandbox_project.rb120 def expect_no_coverage_report(result, coverage_dir: "coverage")CODE
LOWspec/support/sandbox_project.rb166 def sandbox_command_environment(overrides)CODE
LOWspec/support/sandbox_project.rb224 def scrub_untracked_coverage_dirs(source)CODE
LOWspec/support/fail_rspec_on_ruby_warning.rb64 def write_other_warnings_to_tmp(other_warnings)CODE
LOWspec/sandbox/groups_and_filters_basic_spec.rb15 def expect_faked_project_file_percents(data)CODE
LOWspec/sandbox/skipping_code_blocks_manually_spec.rb56 def expect_unchanged_coverage_with_nocov_file(source)CODE
LOWspec/sandbox/unicode_compatibility_spec.rb47 def expect_report_with_unicode_file(source)CODE
LOWspec/sandbox/groups_using_filter_class_spec.rb15 def expect_faked_project_file_percents(data)CODE
LOWspec/sandbox/config_tracked_files_collate_spec.rb22 def expect_tracked_file_percents(data, framework_specific:)CODE
LOWspec/sandbox/config_enable_for_subprocesses_spec.rb12 def expect_fully_covered_single_file(data)CODE
LOWspec/sandbox/skipping_with_directives_spec.rb70 def expect_unchanged_coverage_with_directive_file(result)CODE
LOWspec/sandbox/groups_and_filters_complex_spec.rb16 def expect_all_groups_hold_meta_magic(data)CODE
LOWspec/sandbox/config_nocov_token_spec.rb54 def expect_skippit_block_skipped(config)CODE
LOWspec/sandbox/rspec_conductor_spec.rb48 def configure_conductor_coverage(*settings)CODE
LOWspec/simple_cov/configuration_spec.rb1375 def configure_parallel_worker(current, groups: "3", dir: "coverage/turbo_tests/1", merging: true)CODE
LOWspec/simple_cov/configuration_spec.rb3296 def configuring_in_another_thread(owner)CODE
LOWspec/simple_cov/result_merger_spec.rb1852 def probed_while_holding_writelock(mode)CODE
LOWspec/simple_cov/run_identity_spec.rb190 def restore_memoized_identity(saved)CODE
LOWspec/simple_cov/production_spec.rb22 def start_without_flush_thread(**)CODE
LOWspec/simple_cov/production_spec.rb184 def flush_failing_then_succeeding(second_result)CODE
LOWspec/simple_cov/view_coverage/template_compiler_spec.rb83 def action_view_template_with_registry(handlers)CODE
LOWspec/simple_cov/formatter/html_formatter_spec.rb100 def render_standalone_as_ascii(dir)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/parallel_result_merger.rb165 def warn_about_failed_workers(failed, total)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/parallel_coordination.rb63 def wait_for_parallel_results(expected, native_wait: false)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/parallel_coordination.rb111 def warn_about_incomplete_parallel_results(expected, seen)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/result_adapter.rb119 def aggregate_duplicated_branches(cover_statistic)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/result_adapter.rb127 def adapt_oneshot_lines_if_needed(file_name, cover_statistic)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/exit_handling.rb117 def report_processing_failure(exit_status)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/result.rb135 def initialize_resultset_metadata(tracked_files, run_id, worker_id, contexts)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/result.rb142 def warn_about_missing_source_files(missing)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/result_merger.rb103 def warn_about_expired_results(expired_command_names)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/lines_classifier.rb90 def directive_disabled_line_set(lines)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/coverage_violations.rb98 def effective_per_file_thresholds(file, defaults, overrides)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/coverage_violations.rb121 def file_missed_cap_violation(file, criterion, maximum)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/exit_codes/exit_code_handling.rb40 def maximum_missed_per_file_check(result, coverage_limits)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/configuration/filters.rb45 def track_files_replacement_hint(glob)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/configuration/coverage_criteria.rb116 def raise_if_criterion_disabled(criterion)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/configuration/coverage_criteria.rb131 def raise_if_criterion_unsupported(criterion)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/configuration/ignored_entries.rb56 def raise_if_branch_type_unsupported(type)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/configuration/ignored_entries.rb64 def raise_if_method_type_unsupported(type)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/configuration/coverage.rb34 def enable_coverage_criterion(criterion, enabled:, oneshot:)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/configuration/coverage.rb40 def resolve_criterion_variant(criterion, oneshot)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/configuration/coverage.rb60 def store_maximum_missed_per_file(criterion, count, target)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/configuration/missed_caps.rb38 def raise_on_invalid_missed_cap(cap, setting)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/configuration/missed_caps.rb45 def missed_per_file_replacement(counts)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/configuration/thresholds.rb11 def raise_on_invalid_coverage(coverage, coverage_setting)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/configuration/thresholds.rb69 def minimum_coverage_by_group(coverage = nil)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/configuration/thresholds.rb96 def partition_per_file_thresholds(coverage)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/configuration/thresholds.rb115 def minimum_possible_coverage_exceeded(coverage_option)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/configuration/thresholds.rb122 def per_file_coverage_replacement(defaults, overrides)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/configuration/thresholds.rb133 def per_group_coverage_replacement(coverage)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/test_tracker/framework_hooks.rb157 def install_minitest_hook_when_loaded(root = Object)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/view_coverage/template_compiler.rb51 def compile_into_throwaway_module(template)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/cli/dotfile.rb76 def read_production_coverage_from(dotfile)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/cli/merge.rb92 def warn_about_duplicate_command_names(parsed, stderr)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/result_merger/resultset_run_identity.rb13 def worker_identities_for_run(results, run_id, started_at)CODE
LOWlib/simplecov/formatter/coverage_json_writer.rb33 def warn_if_concurrent_overwrite(path, result)CODE
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Self-Referential Comments3 hits · 9 pts
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MEDIUMlib/simplecov/view_coverage/template_compiler.rb10 # Defining the method is the whole trick. `Template#compile` hands theCOMMENT
MEDIUM…ils/rspec_rails/config/initializers/wrap_parameters.rb3# This file contains settings for ActionController::ParamsWrapper whichCOMMENT
MEDIUMtest_projects/rails/rspec_rails/spec/rails_helper.rb1# This file is copied to spec/ when you run 'rails generate rspec:install'COMMENT
Modern AI Meta-Vocabulary2 hits · 6 pts
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MEDIUMlib/simplecov/exit_handling.rb6# `at_exit` orchestration: post-suite report generation, threshold checks,COMMENT
MEDIUMlib/simplecov/formatter/base.rb9 # Shared scaffolding for formatters that write a coverage report to anCOMMENT
Example Usage Blocks2 hits · 3 pts
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LOWbenchmarks/report_scale.rb7# Usage:COMMENT
LOWbenchmarks/collate.rb8# Usage:COMMENT