2.3

Adjusted Signal

2.3

Raw Pattern Score

100%

Time Factor

2026-10-27

Last Push

15.6K

Stars

C++

Language

116.6K

Lines of Code

977

Files

236

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 10.7/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 235 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 0.0/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 1 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 0.2/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 4 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 9.9/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 236 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 3LOW 233

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 236 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 Block200 hits · 200 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	test/unit_tests/util/ObjectIOStreamTest.cpp	1	#include <array>	COMMENT
LOW	test/unit_tests/control/LoadHandlerTest.cpp	21	#include <vector>	COMMENT
LOW	.github/workflows/create-installers.yml	1	name: Create Installers	COMMENT
LOW	src/CMakeLists.txt	101	# Generate icons	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/plugin/Plugin.cpp	1	#include "Plugin.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/plugin/PluginController.cpp	1	#include "PluginController.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/plugin/luapi_application.h	21	#include <pango/pango.h>	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/plugin/luapi_application.h	41	#include "gui/MainWindow.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/plugin/luapi_application.h	61	#include "util/GVariantTemplate.h" // for makeGVariant	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/plugin/luapi_application.h	1561	lua_getfield(L, -6, "x");	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/pdf/popplerapi/PopplerGlibPage.cpp	1	#include "PopplerGlibPage.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/pdf/base/HybridPdfExport.cpp	1	#include "HybridPdfExport.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/pdf/base/XojPdfPage.h	81		COMMENT
LOW	src/core/pdf/base/QPdfExport.cpp	1	#include "QPdfExport.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/pdf/base/XojCairoPdfExport.cpp	1	#include "XojCairoPdfExport.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/undo/FontUndoAction.cpp	1	#include "FontUndoAction.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/undo/RecognizerUndoAction.cpp	1	#include "RecognizerUndoAction.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/undo/InsertUndoAction.cpp	1	#include "InsertUndoAction.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/undo/TextBoxUndoAction.cpp	1	#include "TextBoxUndoAction.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/undo/ScaleUndoAction.cpp	1	#include "ScaleUndoAction.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/undo/EraseUndoAction.cpp	1	#include "EraseUndoAction.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/undo/MoveSelectionToLayerUndoAction.cpp	1	#include "MoveSelectionToLayerUndoAction.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/undo/LineStyleUndoAction.cpp	1	#include "LineStyleUndoAction.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/undo/MoveUndoAction.cpp	1	#include "MoveUndoAction.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/undo/UndoRedoHandler.cpp	1	#include "UndoRedoHandler.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/undo/SizeUndoAction.cpp	1	#include "SizeUndoAction.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/audio/PortAudioConsumer.cpp	1	#include "PortAudioConsumer.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/audio/VorbisConsumer.cpp	1	#include "VorbisConsumer.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/audio/VorbisProducer.cpp	1	#include "VorbisProducer.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/Layout.cpp	1	#include "Layout.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/PageView.cpp	1	#include "PageView.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/PageView.cpp	21	#include "control/Control.h" // for Control	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/PageView.cpp	41	#include "control/tools/PdfElemSelection.h" // for PdfElemSelection	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/PageView.cpp	61	#include "model/TexImage.h" // for TexImage	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/PageView.cpp	81	#include "util/safe_casts.h" // for ceil_cast, floor_cast, round_cast	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/MainWindow.cpp	1	#include "MainWindow.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/MainWindow.cpp	21	#include "gui/GladeGui.h" // for GladeGui	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/MainWindow.cpp	41	#include "util/gtk4_helper.h" // for gtk_widget_get_width	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/PdfFloatingToolbox.cpp	1	#include "PdfFloatingToolbox.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/PdfFloatingToolbox.cpp	21	#include "model/Layer.h" // for Layer	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/SearchBar.cpp	1	#include "SearchBar.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/FloatingToolbox.cpp	1	#include "FloatingToolbox.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/XournalView.cpp	1	#include "XournalView.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/XournalView.cpp	21	#include "control/tools/CursorSelectionType.h" // for CURSOR_SELECTION_NONE	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/PageView.h	21	#include <gdk/gdk.h> // for GdkEventKey, GdkRGBA, GdkRectangle	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/XournalppCursor.cpp	1	#include "XournalppCursor.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/sidebar/Sidebar.cpp	1	#include "Sidebar.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/sidebar/indextree/SidebarIndexPage.cpp	1	#include "SidebarIndexPage.h"	COMMENT
LOW	…core/gui/sidebar/previews/page/SidebarPreviewPages.cpp	1	#include "SidebarPreviewPages.h"	COMMENT
LOW	…re/gui/sidebar/previews/layer/SidebarPreviewLayers.cpp	1	#include "SidebarPreviewLayers.h"	COMMENT
LOW	…/gui/sidebar/previews/base/SidebarPreviewBaseEntry.cpp	1	#include "SidebarPreviewBaseEntry.h"	COMMENT
LOW	…/core/gui/sidebar/previews/base/SidebarPreviewBase.cpp	1	#include "SidebarPreviewBase.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/inputdevices/StylusInputHandler.cpp	1	//	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/inputdevices/MouseInputHandler.cpp	1	//	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/inputdevices/TouchDrawingInputHandler.cpp	1	//	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/inputdevices/GeometryToolInputHandler.cpp	1	#include "GeometryToolInputHandler.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/inputdevices/TouchInputHandler.cpp	1	//	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/inputdevices/HandRecognition.cpp	1	#include "HandRecognition.h"	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/inputdevices/AbstractInputHandler.cpp	1	//	COMMENT
LOW	src/core/gui/inputdevices/InputContext.cpp	1	//	COMMENT
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Structural Annotation Overuse11 hits · 20 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW⚡	mac-setup/CI_jhbuild.sh	6	### Step 1: install jhbuild	COMMENT
LOW	mac-setup/CI_jhbuild.sh	121	### Step 2: Download modules' sources	COMMENT
LOW⚡	mac-setup/CI_jhbuild.sh	132	### Step 3: bootstrap	COMMENT
LOW⚡	mac-setup/CI_jhbuild.sh	141	### Step 4: build gtk (~15 minutes on a Mac Mini M1 w/ 8 cores)	COMMENT
LOW⚡	mac-setup/CI_jhbuild.sh	151	### Step 5: build xournalpp deps	COMMENT
LOW⚡	mac-setup/CI_jhbuild.sh	161	### Step 6: build binary blob	COMMENT
LOW	readme/MacBuild.md	107	### Step 1: Install jhbuild	COMMENT
LOW	readme/MacBuild.md	141	### Step 2: Set up custom modulesets and configure jhbuild	COMMENT
LOW	readme/MacBuild.md	201	### Step 3: Build required dependencies from gtk-osx	COMMENT
LOW	readme/MacBuild.md	216	### Step 4: Clone the Xournal++ code	COMMENT
LOW	readme/MacBuild.md	225	### Step 5: Build required dependencies not in gtk-osx	COMMENT

Verbosity Indicators6 hits · 13 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW⚡	mac-setup/CI_jhbuild.sh	6	### Step 1: install jhbuild	COMMENT
LOW	mac-setup/CI_jhbuild.sh	121	### Step 2: Download modules' sources	COMMENT
LOW⚡	mac-setup/CI_jhbuild.sh	132	### Step 3: bootstrap	COMMENT
LOW⚡	mac-setup/CI_jhbuild.sh	141	### Step 4: build gtk (~15 minutes on a Mac Mini M1 w/ 8 cores)	COMMENT
LOW⚡	mac-setup/CI_jhbuild.sh	151	### Step 5: build xournalpp deps	COMMENT
LOW⚡	mac-setup/CI_jhbuild.sh	161	### Step 6: build binary blob	COMMENT

Redundant / Tautological Comments6 hits · 12 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW⚡	mac-setup/CI_jhbuild.sh	15	# Print the value corresponding to the provided lockfile key to stdout	COMMENT
LOW⚡	scripts/release_helper.sh	91	# Check if branch already exists	COMMENT
LOW⚡	scripts/release_helper.sh	101	# Check if release already exists	COMMENT
LOW⚡	scripts/release_helper.sh	111	# Check if git is in detached head mode	COMMENT
LOW	scripts/release_helper.sh	268	# Check if branch already exists	COMMENT
LOW	scripts/release_helper.sh	273	# Check if hotfix was already released	COMMENT

Self-Referential Comments3 hits · 9 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
MEDIUM	mac-setup/build-dmg.sh	14	# Create the image.	COMMENT
MEDIUM	scripts/release_helper.sh	388	# Create the commit-msg hook	COMMENT
MEDIUM	scripts/release_helper.sh	464	# Create the pre-commit hook	COMMENT

Hyper-Verbose Identifiers4 hits · 4 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	test/unit_tests/util/RAIIWrappersTest.cpp	20	class TestDataHandler {	CODE
LOW	scripts/compare_license.py	32	def get_files_from_copyright_format(file: str) -> Set[str]:	CODE
LOW	scripts/compare_license.py	52	def get_files_containing_copyright_or_license():	CODE
LOW	scripts/compare_license.py	73	def get_source_files_missing_license_of_header(scanned_files:Set[str], all_files:Set[str]) -> Set[str]:	CODE

Deep Nesting3 hits · 3 pts

Severity	File	Line	Context
LOW	scripts/lua_def_file.py	8	CODE
LOW	scripts/lua_def_file.py	47	CODE
LOW	scripts/lua_def_file.py	159	CODE

Slop Phrases2 hits · 3 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	src/core/gui/toolbarMenubar/AbstractToolItem.h	25	// If you add a category, don't forget to give it a label in ToolbarCustomizeDialog.cpp.	COMMENT
LOW	src/util/include/util/GtkUtil.h	45	* To circumvent this, we make our own GAction/RadioButton interactions. Don't forget to group the buttons together.	COMMENT

Unused Imports1 hit · 1 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	scripts/compare_license.py	30		CODE

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