Official home of the DB Browser for SQLite (DB4S) project. Previously known as "SQLite Database Browser" and "Database Browser for SQLite". Website at:
This report summarizes scanner evidence for sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser, a C++ project with 24,747 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 433,221 lines of code across 551 source files, recording 943 pattern matches distributed across 9 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 1.9 (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? 942 finding(s).
Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 1 finding(s).
Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 2 finding(s).
Which changes need focused human review? 943 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 943 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 | libs/qhexedit/src/qhexedit.h | 1 | #ifndef QHEXEDIT_H | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 41 | #ifndef JSON_NO_IO | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 61 | #include <array> // array | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 181 | * | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 201 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 221 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 241 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 261 | #undef JSON_HEDLEY_MSVC_VERSION | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 281 | #define JSON_HEDLEY_MSVC_VERSION_CHECK(major,minor,patch) (_MSC_VER >= ((major * 100) + (minor))) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 301 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 321 | #if defined(__PGI) && defined(__PGIC__) && defined(__PGIC_MINOR__) && defined(__PGIC_PATCHLEVEL__) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 341 | #elif defined(__SUNPRO_CC) && (__SUNPRO_CC > 0x1000) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 361 | #endif | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 381 | #if defined(JSON_HEDLEY_ARM_VERSION_CHECK) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 401 | #if defined(JSON_HEDLEY_IBM_VERSION_CHECK) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 421 | #define JSON_HEDLEY_TI_VERSION JSON_HEDLEY_VERSION_ENCODE(__TI_COMPILER_VERSION__ / 1000000, (__TI_COMPILER_VERSION_ | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 441 | #if defined(JSON_HEDLEY_TI_CL2000_VERSION_CHECK) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 461 | #define JSON_HEDLEY_TI_CL430_VERSION_CHECK(major,minor,patch) (JSON_HEDLEY_TI_CL430_VERSION >= JSON_HEDLEY_VERSION_E | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 481 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 501 | #if defined(__TI_COMPILER_VERSION__) && defined(__C7000__) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 521 | #if defined(JSON_HEDLEY_TI_CLPRU_VERSION_CHECK) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 541 | #if defined(JSON_HEDLEY_CRAY_VERSION_CHECK) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 561 | #if defined(JSON_HEDLEY_IAR_VERSION_CHECK) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 581 | #define JSON_HEDLEY_TINYC_VERSION_CHECK(major,minor,patch) (JSON_HEDLEY_TINYC_VERSION >= JSON_HEDLEY_VERSION_ENCODE( | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 601 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 621 | #if defined(__POCC__) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 641 | #if defined(JSON_HEDLEY_MCST_LCC_VERSION_CHECK) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 681 | #if defined(JSON_HEDLEY_HAS_ATTRIBUTE) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 701 | #endif | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 721 | #define JSON_HEDLEY_HAS_CPP_ATTRIBUTE(attribute) (0) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 741 | #endif | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 761 | #define JSON_HEDLEY_HAS_BUILTIN(builtin) __has_builtin(builtin) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 781 | #define JSON_HEDLEY_GCC_HAS_BUILTIN(builtin,major,minor,patch) JSON_HEDLEY_GCC_VERSION_CHECK(major,minor,patch) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 801 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 821 | #undef JSON_HEDLEY_GNUC_HAS_EXTENSION | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 841 | #if defined(__has_declspec_attribute) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 861 | #else | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 921 | #if defined(JSON_HEDLEY_DIAGNOSTIC_POP) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 941 | #elif \ | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 981 | # endif | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 1001 | JSON_HEDLEY_HAS_WARNING("-Wcast-qual") || \ | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 1021 | #endif | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 1041 | JSON_HEDLEY_DIAGNOSTIC_POP | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 1061 | #elif JSON_HEDLEY_INTEL_CL_VERSION_CHECK(2021,1,0) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 1081 | (JSON_HEDLEY_TI_CL6X_VERSION_CHECK(7,2,0) && defined(__TI_GNU_ATTRIBUTE_SUPPORT__)) || \ | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 1101 | #if JSON_HEDLEY_HAS_WARNING("-Wunknown-pragmas") | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 1121 | #elif JSON_HEDLEY_IAR_VERSION_CHECK(8,0,0) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 1141 | #define JSON_HEDLEY_DIAGNOSTIC_DISABLE_UNKNOWN_CPP_ATTRIBUTES __pragma(warning(disable:5030)) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 1161 | #if defined(JSON_HEDLEY_DIAGNOSTIC_DISABLE_CAST_QUAL) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 1181 | #elif JSON_HEDLEY_MSVC_VERSION_CHECK(1,0,0) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 1241 | #define JSON_HEDLEY_DEPRECATED(since) __declspec(deprecated) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 1281 | (JSON_HEDLEY_TI_CL6X_VERSION_CHECK(7,2,0) && defined(__TI_GNU_ATTRIBUTE_SUPPORT__)) || \ | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 1301 | #define JSON_HEDLEY_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT_MSG(msg) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 1361 | #define JSON_HEDLEY_NO_RETURN __declspec(noreturn) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 1381 | #if defined(JSON_HEDLEY_ASSUME) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 1401 | (JSON_HEDLEY_HAS_BUILTIN(__builtin_unreachable) && (!defined(JSON_HEDLEY_ARM_VERSION))) || \ | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 1421 | JSON_HEDLEY_TI_CL2000_VERSION_CHECK(6,2,0) || \ | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 1441 | #if JSON_HEDLEY_GCC_HAS_WARNING("-Wvariadic-macros",4,0,0) | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 1481 | JSON_HEDLEY_TI_CL430_VERSION_CHECK(4,3,0) || \ | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/json/json.hpp | 1501 | #endif | COMMENT |
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| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH | src/sqlitedb.cpp | 319 | // Set foreign key settings as requested in the preferences | COMMENT |
| HIGH | src/TableBrowser.cpp | 739 | // Create a new conditional format based on the current reference index and then modify it as requested using th | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | libs/qscintilla_2.14.1/scintilla/lexers/LexPascal.cpp | 38 | - Folding of code blocks on appropriate keywords (the following code blocks are | CODE |
| LOW | libs/qscintilla_2.14.1/scintilla/lexers/LexCmake.cpp | 266 | // We need to check if the previous line has a \ in it... | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/qscintilla_2.14.1/scintilla/lexers/LexNsis.cpp | 406 | // We need to check if the previous line has a \ in it... | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/MainWindow.cpp | 4057 | // always want to have at least one dock open we need to check if this is | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/sqlitetablemodel.cpp | 561 | // After updating the value itself in the cache, we need to check if we need to update the rowid too. | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | libs/qscintilla_2.14.1/scintilla/lexers/LexPowerPro.cpp | 25 | // - Modified HasFunction function to be a bit more robust | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | libs/qscintilla_2.14.1/scintilla/lexers/LexBatch.cpp | 72 | // Need a more robust algorithm to properly toggle Regular Keyword Checking | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | installer/macos/notarize.sh | 2 | # Create a new keychain | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | installer/macos/notarize.sh | 85 | # Create the DMG | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | libs/qcustomplot-source/qcustomplot.h | 391 | // if you change anything here, don't forget to change it for older Qt versions below, too, | COMMENT |
| LOW | libs/qcustomplot-source/qcustomplot.h | 420 | // if you change anything here, don't forget to change it for newer Qt versions above, too, | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tools/windows/download_latest_sqlite.py | 25 | def get_latest_amalgamation_info(download_page): | CODE |
| LOW | tools/windows/download_latest_openssl3.py | 13 | def get_latest_universal_installer_info(): | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tools/windows/download_latest_openssl3.py | 47 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tests/createtestdb.py | 3 | CODE |