Glossary
Below are a list of some Git and CodeFactor specific terms we use across our site.
GPA
A grade point average (or GPA) is a standard metric used in the United States to indicate overall academic performance. It is designed to be a single number that captures how well a student performed during a portion of their academic career.
CodeFactor uses a modified metric that used letter indicators combined with 1-10 numeric range:
| Performance | Letter | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Excellent (no issues) | A+ | 10 |
| Excellent | A | 9.4-10 |
| Excellent | A- | 9.0-9.3 |
| Good | B+ | 8.7-8.9 |
| Good | B | 8.3-8.6 |
| Good | B- | 8.0-8.2 |
| Satisfactory | C+ | 7.7-7.9 |
| Satisfactory | C | 7.3-7.6 |
| Satisfactory | C- | 7.0-7.2 |
| Poor | D+ | 6.7-6.9 |
| Poor | D | 6.3-6.6 |
| Poor | D- | 6.0-6.2 |
| Failing | F | 0-5.9 |
Default Branch
The default branch is considered the "base" branch in your repository, against which all pull requests and code commits are made. CodeFactor needs to identify it in order to know which branch to analyze first.
By default this branch for newly imported repository will always be set to your default GitHub or Bitbucket branch.
Webhook
A webhook is what notifies us that someone has pushed a new commit into repository branch. For GitHub and Bitbucket repositories, a webhook is also what notifies us of a new pull request or changed branch. When we receive a notification, we'll run a new analysis on the codebase.
Don't see our service hook on GitHub or Bitbucket? You can manually re-install it by going to repository settings page and clicking Refresh on Integrations tab.
Code Churn
The number of times the source code file has changed in revision control repository. CodeFactor uses this metric to assign file grade as well as importance.
Note:
Newly added Git repositories have their history truncated to 100 revisions.
Duplicate code
A sequence of source code that occurs more than once, either within a program or across different programs owned or maintained by the same entity. Duplicate code is generally considered undesirable since it becomes harder to understand and maintain.
Complexity
Complexity is a measure of mental effort required to understand code. Unlike Cyclomatic Complexity, which determines how difficult it is to test the code, our Complexity metric tells you how difficult a unit of code will be to read and understand.
Keeping Complexity as low as possible is crucial for several reasons:
- Faster Development Speed: Developers can quickly grasp what existing code does, allowing them to modify, extend, or fix it without spending excessive time deciphering complex logic.
- Fewer Bugs: When code is easy to understand, developers are far less likely to introduce bugs during modifications.
- Lower Maintenance Costs: Simple, readable code requires significantly less time and effort to maintain over its lifetime.
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