holoviz/lumen - Open Source PR Review Scorecard

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C-Rank Grade: A (Welcoming) - 66/100

External PR Merge Rate: 85%

Response Time: 1d

First Timer Success: 100%

Frequently Asked Questions

Is holoviz/lumen welcoming to first-time open-source contributors?

holoviz/lumen has a recorded first-timer success rate of 100.0%. Repositories ranked A typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.

How fast can I expect code review feedback on my pull request?

Maintainers in holoviz/lumen respond to incoming external pull requests in approximately 35.8 hours on average. Keeping PRs focused on single tasks and ensuring tests pass helps maintainers review faster.

What does the 66.0 C-Rank™ score (A Tier) represent?

The C-Rank™ system evaluates GitHub projects on a 0–100 scale using real data: PR merge rates, review turnaround time, active maintainer presence, and first-time contributor success. A score of 66.0 places holoviz/lumen in the A tier.

What is the external contributor pull request merge rate for holoviz/lumen?

The external contributor pull request merge rate for holoviz/lumen is 85.3%, based on public PR activity from non-core contributors.

Are there Good First Issues available in holoviz/lumen?

holoviz/lumen currently has 1 active issue(s) tagged with beginner-friendly labels like "good first issue", "beginner", or "up-for-grabs".

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Review Persona

Empathetic Technical Mentor

Warmth Score
7.8/10
Patience Score
8.2/10
Nitpick Rate
35%

Collaborative maintainer environment in holoviz/lumen. Reviews community pull requests with focus on project quality.

Top PR Submission Do's

  • •Ensure code complies with the project coding style
  • •Keep PRs scoped to a single concern
  • •Include context and link to the related issue

Top PR Friction Pitfalls (Don'ts)

  • •Do not submit PRs without linking an issue
  • •Do not break existing tests without fixing them
  • •Do not mix unrelated refactors in a single PR
Response Velocity
1 days+
Standard maintainer review cycle

Average Response Latency

Tracks hours until a maintainer leaves a review, comment, or PR response.

Merge Efficiency
85.3%
High acceptance rate for external PRs

External Acceptance Rate

Percentage of community pull requests successfully merged into main.

First-Timer Success
100.0%
Strong first-timer PR acceptance rate

First PR Conversion

Rate at which developers submitting their first repository PR succeed.

Active Maintainers
13 core
Highly collaborative maintainer core
Diagnostic Health HUD
85.3%
Merge Gauge
100.0%
1st-Timer
Community Vibe67/100

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Active Good First Issues (5)

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I think https://lumen.holoviz.org/configuration/controls/ is outdated vs https://github.com/holoviz/lumen/tree/main/lumen/ai/controls/ingest

📅 Opened Jul 27, 2026💬 0 comments
Quality: 45/100Contribute

Switcher in top right only has light / dark mode. The panel website, for example, has a third option: follow system mode.

📅 Opened Jul 24, 2026💬 2 comments
Quality: 65/100Contribute

Table of broken links on the website. 15 broken links out of 426 links in total. # Status URL Source link text Remarks Issue PR 1 404 Not Found https://raw.githubusercontent.com/holoviz/lumen/main/doc/_static/penguins.png img/src #1946 2 404 Not Found https://raw.githubusercontent.com/holoviz/lumen/main/doc/_static/bikes.png img/src #1946 3 404 Not Found https://raw.githubusercontent.com/holoviz/lumen/main/doc/_static/seattle.png img/src #1946 3 404 Not Found https://raw.githubusercontent.com/holoviz/lumen/main/doc/_static/earthquakes.png img/src #1946 4 404 Not Found https://raw.githubusercontent.com/holoviz/lumen/main/doc/_static/precip.png img/src #1946 5 404 Not Found https://raw.githubusercontent.com/holoviz/lumen/main/doc/_static/windturbines.png img/src #1946 6 404 Not Found https://raw.githubusercontent.com/holoviz/lumen/main/doc/_static/nyc_taxi.png img/src #1946 7 404 Not Found https://panel.holoviz.org/user_guide/Authentication.html Panel A

📅 Opened Jul 24, 2026💬 0 comments
Quality: 60/100Contribute

hvPlotBaseView.kind hardcodes its list of accepted kinds (lumen/views/base.py:927-935), and that list has drifted from what hvPlot actually accepts for a DataFrame. It has already been patched reactively twice: #1930 added paths and polygons after geometry columns silently fell back to points, and #1823 adds quadmesh for gridded data. Four more kinds are still blocked. hvPlotTabular.__all__ is the authoritative set for tabular data and holds 24 entries. Setting aside explorer, which hvPlotUIView covers, these are missing from Lumen's list: vectorfield density table dataset All four work on a plain DataFrame today: df.hvplot(kind="vectorfield", x="x", y="y", angle="u", mag="v") # OK df.hvplot(kind="density", y="y") # OK df.hvplot(kind="table") # OK df.hvplot(kind="dataset") # OK but each one raises out of Lumen before hvPlot is ever reached: hvPlotView(kind="vectorfield", p

📅 Opened Jul 22, 2026💬 0 comments
Quality: 90/100Contribute

#1894 (comment), The reordering issue

📅 Opened Jul 7, 2026💬 5 comments
Quality: 75/100Contribute
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Contributor Compatibility & Review Speed Analysis for holoviz/lumen

When evaluating whether to contribute to holoviz/lumen, response velocity and maintainer engagement are crucial. GetMerged continuously tracks pull request trajectories, first-comment latency, and code review rounds to help developers avoid submitting pull requests to backlogged repositories.

Currently, maintainers of holoviz/lumen acknowledge new external contributions in approximately 1 days+. Out of all submitted pull requests from non-core authors in the last 180-day window, 85.3% were successfully merged into the primary branch.

Frequently Asked Questions - Contributing to holoviz/lumen

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Is holoviz/lumen welcoming to first-time open-source contributors?

holoviz/lumen has a recorded first-timer success rate of 100.0%. Repositories ranked Welcoming typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.

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How fast can I expect code review feedback on my pull request?

The initial maintainer response time averages ~1 days+. Keeping PRs scoped to single concerns and ensuring CI checks succeed will optimize review turnaround.

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What does the 66.0 C-Rank™ score represent?

The C-Rank™ index scores repositories on a 0 to 100 scale using an objective formula: external PR merge rates, initial response speed, active maintainer count, and first-time contributor retention. A score of 66.0 places holoviz/lumen in the Welcoming tier.

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What is the external contributor pull request merge rate for holoviz/lumen?

The external pull request merge rate is 85.3%. GetMerged isolates non-core community contributions so external developers get an accurate benchmark of PR acceptance probability.

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Are there beginner Good First Issues open in holoviz/lumen?

Yes, holoviz/lumen currently has 1 active issue(s) tagged with beginner-friendly labels. You can inspect these directly from the repository issues tab.

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