An audio server, programming language, and IDE for sound synthesis and algorithmic composition.
This report summarizes scanner evidence for supercollider/supercollider, a C++ project with 6,781 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 1,279,895 lines of code across 5255 source files, recording 13084 pattern matches distributed across 18 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 8.7 (Moderate 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.
Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 13069 finding(s).
Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 11 finding(s).
Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 23 finding(s).
Which changes need focused human review? 13084 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 13084 distinct pattern matches across 18 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 | CHANGELOG.md | 1 | <!-- | COMMENT |
| LOW | QtCollider/QObjectProxy.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/QcApplication.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/type_codec.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/QObjectProxy.h | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/interface.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/Common.h | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/QWidgetProxy.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/type_codec.hpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/QcSignalSpy.h | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/hacks/hacks_qt.hpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/style/ProxyStyle.cpp | 1 | #include "ProxyStyle.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | QtCollider/primitives/prim_QObject.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/primitives/prim_QWidget.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/primitives/prim_misc.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/primitives/prim_QImage.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/primitives/prim_QQuartzComposer.mm | 21 | #include "primitives.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | QtCollider/widgets/QcWebView.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/widgets/QcMenu.h | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/widgets/QcWebView.h | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/widgets/soundfileview/view.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 21 | # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted | COMMENT |
| LOW | langutils/sc_lexer/standalone/main.cpp | 1 | #include "codepoint_stream.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | langutils/sc_lexer/include/lexer.hpp | 1 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/common/SC_Alloca.h | 21 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/common/SC_fftlib.h | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | include/common/SC_Endian.h | 41 | # include <netinet/in.h> | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/common/SC_Endian.h | 101 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | include/common/SC_Types.h | 21 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/common/function_attributes.h | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | include/common/function_attributes.h | 41 | # undef FLATTEN | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/common/function_attributes.h | 61 | #ifndef MALLOC | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/common/function_attributes.h | 81 | // provide c99-style __restrict__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/common/SC_Export.h | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | include/common/SC_Export.h | 41 | #ifdef BUILDING_SCSYNTH // if scsynth is being built, instead of used | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_Unit.h | 61 | typedef struct Unit Unit; | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_Unit.h | 261 | # define RELEASE_BUS_AUDIO(index) | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_SndBuf.h | 21 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_Constants.h | 21 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_RGen.h | 21 | //----------------------------------------------------------------------------// | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_RGen.h | 41 | // fast. | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_Complex.h | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_InlineUnaryOp.h | 21 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/Unroll.h | 41 | // indexing type | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/Unroll.h | 121 | # define ZXP(z) (*(z)++) | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_InterfaceTable.h | 21 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_InterfaceTable.h | 161 | void (*fSCfftDestroy)(struct scfft* f, struct SCFFT_Allocator* alloc); | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_InterfaceTable.h | 181 | #define SendTrigger (*ft->fSendTrigger) | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_InterfaceTable.h | 201 | #define SC_GetGraph (*ft->fGetGraph) | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_InterfaceTable.h | 241 | C_LINKAGE SC_API_EXPORT int server_type(void) { return sc_server_scsynth; } | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_PlugIn.h | 21 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_PlugIn.h | 41 | # include "SC_InlineBinaryOp.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | testsuite/server/boost_test.cpp | 1 | #define BOOST_TEST_MAIN | COMMENT |
| LOW | platform/wasm/scsynth.pre.js | 1 | // sets up ring buffers | COMMENT |
| LOW | platform/windows/compat_stuff/getopt/getopt.c | 21 | Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA | COMMENT |
| LOW | platform/windows/compat_stuff/getopt/getopt.c | 61 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | platform/windows/compat_stuff/getopt/getopt.c | 81 | # if (HAVE_LIBINTL_H && ENABLE_NLS) || defined _LIBC | COMMENT |
| LOW | external_libraries/oscpack_build.cpp | 1 | #include <boost/predef.h> | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ternal_libraries/oscpack_1_1_0/osc/OscHostEndianness.h | 61 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | external_libraries/oscpack_1_1_0/ip/UdpSocket.h | 101 | // and may have drastically different behavior on different | COMMENT |
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| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH⚡ | external_libraries/boost/boost/container/string.hpp | 544 | //! In this implementation, basic_string has performance characteristics very similar to | COMMENT |
| HIGH⚡ | external_libraries/boost/boost/container/string.hpp | 548 | //! In this implementation, begin(), | COMMENT |
| HIGH⚡ | external_libraries/boost/boost/container/string.hpp | 550 | //! In this implementation, iterators are only invalidated by member functions that | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | README_BELA.md | 93 | ### Step 1: Obtain the source code | COMMENT |
| LOW | README_BELA.md | 112 | ### Step 2: Make a build directory | COMMENT |
| LOW | README_BELA.md | 123 | ### Step 3: Set CMake flags | COMMENT |
| LOW | README_BELA.md | 152 | ### Step 4: Build | COMMENT |
| LOW | README_RASPBERRY_PI.md | 24 | ### Step 1: Hardware setup | COMMENT |
| LOW | README_RASPBERRY_PI.md | 30 | ### Step 2: Update the system, install packages and dependencies | COMMENT |
| LOW | README_RASPBERRY_PI.md | 76 | ### Step 3: Obtain the source code | COMMENT |
| LOW | README_RASPBERRY_PI.md | 85 | ### Step 4: Configure the build via CMake | COMMENT |
| LOW | README_RASPBERRY_PI.md | 116 | ### Step 5: Build and install | COMMENT |
| LOW | README_RASPBERRY_PI.md | 124 | ### Step 6: Set up JACK | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | …l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp | 921 | //Step 1: put new elements in the back | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | …l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp | 924 | //Step 2: sort them | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | …l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp | 927 | //Step 3: only left unique values from the back not already present in the original range | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | …l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp | 935 | //Step 4: merge both ranges | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRITICAL | HelpSource/static/lib/codemirror-5.39.2.min.js | 1 | !function(e,t){"object"==typeof exports&&"undefined"!=typeof module?module.exports=t():"function"==typeof define&&define | CODE |
| CRITICAL | HelpSource/static/lib/jquery.min.js | 2 | !function(e,t){"use strict";"object"==typeof module&&"object"==typeof module.exports?module.exports=e.document?t(e,!0):f | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH⚡ | tools/clang-format.py | 464 | print("To undo this, run `git checkout %s && git branch -D %s`" % (old_branch, new_branch)) | CODE |
| HIGH | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py | 16 | '["foo", {"bar": ["baz", null, 1.0, 2]}]' | CODE |
| HIGH | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py | 51 | >>> json.loads('["foo", {"bar":["baz", null, 1.0, 2]}]') == obj | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 305 | def validate_repo_state_for_rebase(commit_before_reformat, commit_after_reformat, target_branch): | CODE |
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 369 | def is_wanted_clang_formattable_file(f): | CODE |
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 374 | def get_all_clang_formattable_files(repo): | CODE |
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 476 | def filter_unwanted_files_from_diff(diff_text): | CODE |
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 484 | def prepare_diff_for_lint_format(clang_format, commit): | CODE |
| LOW | tools/remove_trailing_blank_lines.py | 4 | def remove_trailing_blank_lines(file_path: str): | CODE |
| LOW | tools/release/git_utilities.py | 8 | def check_no_uncommitted_changes(repo: Repo) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | tools/release/git_utilities.py | 28 | def reset_and_clean_working_directory(project_dir: str) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tools/release/git_utilities.py | 48 | def add_and_commit_everything(directory: str, message: str) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tools/release/git_utilities.py | 53 | def push_active_branch_origin(directory: str) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tools/release/git_utilities.py | 59 | def pull_active_branch_origin(directory: str) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/encoder.py | 47 | def py_encode_basestring_ascii(s): | CODE |
| LOW | HelpSource/static/scdoc.js | 367 | function getLineNumberStorageValue() { | CODE |
| LOW | HelpSource/static/scdoc.js | 371 | function setLineNumberStorageValue(v) { | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH | external_libraries/boost/boost/timer/config.hpp | 18 | // enable dynamic or static linking as requested --------------------------------------// | COMMENT |
| HIGH | external_libraries/boost/boost/system/config.hpp | 38 | // enable dynamic or static linking as requested --------------------------------------// | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 97 | # what file suffixes are executable, so just pass on cmd as-is. | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …ies/boost/boost/atomic/detail/extra_fp_ops_generic.hpp | 95 | //! Negate implementation for IEEE 754 / IEC 559 floating point types. We leverage the fact that the sign bit is the mos | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | external_libraries/boost/boost/container/vector.hpp | 2318 | //Absolutely experimental. This function might change, disappear or simply crash! | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …al_libraries/boost/boost/detail/utf8_codecvt_facet.hpp | 48 | // Essentially, each library will have its own copy of utf8 code, in | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM⚡ | tools/clang-format.py | 452 | # Create a new commit onto clang-formatted branch | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | tools/clang-format.py | 457 | # Create a new branch to mark the hashes we have been using | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | …s/detail/hypergeometric_1F1_addition_theorems_on_z.hpp | 250 | // I'm unable to find any situation where this series isn't divergent and therefore | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | server/plugins/DemoUGens.cpp | 49 | // just for demonstration purposes, let's assume that a string that says "fail" causes the command to fail. | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | server/plugins/DemoUGens.cpp | 210 | // just for demonstration purposes, let's assume that a negative value causes the command to fail. | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW⚡ | …l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp | 921 | //Step 1: put new elements in the back | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | …l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp | 924 | //Step 2: sort them | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | …l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp | 927 | //Step 3: only left unique values from the back not already present in the original range | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | …l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp | 935 | //Step 4: merge both ranges | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 2 | CODE | |
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 2 | CODE | |
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 2 | CODE | |
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 8 | CODE | |
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 11 | CODE | |
| LOW | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py | 111 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 378 | CODE | |
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 532 | CODE | |
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 48 | CODE | |
| LOW | tools/cmake_gen/generate_server_plugin_cmake.py | 106 | CODE | |
| LOW | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/scanner.py | 18 | CODE | |
| LOW | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/scanner.py | 32 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tools/cmake_gen/generate_server_plugin_cmake.py | 244 | CODE | |
| LOW | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py | 143 | CODE | |
| LOW | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py | 224 | CODE | |
| LOW | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py | 303 | CODE | |
| LOW | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py | 360 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/decoder.py | 16 | __all__ = ['JSONDecoder'] | CODE |
| LOW | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/scanner.py | 12 | __all__ = ['make_scanner'] | CODE |
| LOW | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py | 101 | __all__ = [ | STRING |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | tools/clang-format.py | 259 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 416 | # Check if anything needed reformatting, and if so amend the commit | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | …raries/boost/boost/iostreams/detail/select_by_size.hpp | 24 | // Example usage: | COMMENT |