Changelog

v1.6.8 (2026-05-24)

Analysis queue for rate-limited URLs

Scoring accuracy improvements

Fixed recent contributor activity always returning 1.0 (now uses commit recency)
Fixed first response time inflated by subsequent issue activity
Fixed tracking fields for open/closed issues and PRs in mergeWith
Added 8 unit tests for mergeWith
Softened Activity thresholds (14d for A, 20 commits/mo for A)
Alternative PR workflow detection — repos using mailing lists no longer penalized
License classification corrected (EPL/OSL removed from permissive, MPL added)

Silent failure fixes

New features

Infrastructure

GraalVM 25 native image support

Native image build with GraalVM 25 — Flyway pre-migration, JTE reflection, Jackson without KotlinModule
27 automated e2e tests (JVM) + 10 native image e2e tests
Dynamic migration manifest generation at build time
Null-safe MetricAvailability deserialization for native image
Fixed footer version display

Coverage-weighted grading

Grades now weighted by metric availability — categories with missing data contribute proportionally less to the overall grade
New MetricAvailability tracking: rate-limited, fetch errors, and not-applicable metrics shown inline
New Confidence badge: HIGH (80%+ metrics), MEDIUM (50-79%), LOW (below 50%)
Coverage warning banner when less than 50% of metrics available
All providers (GitHub, GitLab, Gitea/CodeBerg, Bitbucket) now record per-metric availability
Removed flaky test that hit the live GitHub API

Footer version fix

Fixed footer showing literal v%s — platform i18n bug with ParameterInjector not supporting %s syntax
Footer now reads version directly from AppConfig.version
Added footer regression test

Theme toggle and footer fixes

Fixed theme toggle button — was generating broken href="light" links that 404'd, now uses proper HTMX form submission
Fixed footer showing build timestamp instead of version number
Theme toggle matches platform's SidebarSelector pattern with hidden fields

UI fixes and content rendering

Fixed content pages (algorithm, changelog) rendering empty bodies — worked around JTE !{} bug in Content blocks
Fixed theme switching — uses DaisyUI theme IDs directly via data-theme
Fixed desktop navbar hidden on large screens
Added Tailwind Typography plugin for proper prose rendering
Added regression tests for themes, content pages, and desktop header
Sidebar layout with responsive drawer navigation

Platform upgrade

Upgraded outerstellar-platform from 1.5.1-SNAPSHOT to 1.6.0 (stable, Maven Central)
Fixed theme switching — now uses DaisyUI theme IDs directly
Fixed empty content pages (changelog, algorithm) — added Tailwind Typography for proper prose rendering
Added proper desktop header visible on all screen sizes
Moved recommendations section to bottom of analysis results

Metric availability tracking

Providers declare which fields they fetched via MetricField enum
Provider merge — results from API + scraper merged to maximize coverage
Unavailable metrics excluded from grading (shown grayed out in UI, not scored as F)
Overall grade renormalized from only categories with available data

Deeper analysis: richer signals, history tracking, and recommendations

9 new metrics: commit frequency trend, release cadence, README quality, stale issue ratio, first response time, PR size, PR review depth, contributor growth, recent contributor activity
Metric explanations: collapsible "What/Why/Improve" for every metric on the analysis page
Grade history: automatic snapshots when grades change, with trend arrows (improving/declining)
History cleanup: automatic pruning (per-repo cap + age limit) via background job
Actionable recommendations: prioritized suggestions for metrics graded C or below, with effort levels and specific guidance
Algorithm page updated with new metrics, thresholds, and recommendation docs

Platform integration

Initial scoring engine

Project scaffolding