PcapPlusPlus is a multiplatform C++ library for capturing, parsing and crafting of network packets. It is designed to be efficient, powerful and easy to use. It provides C++ wrappers for the most popular packet processing engines such as libpcap, Npcap, WinPcap, DPDK, AF_XDP and PF_RING.
C-Rank Grade: A (Welcoming) - 60/100
External PR Merge Rate: 71%
Response Time: 5d
First Timer Success: 73%
seladb/PcapPlusPlus has a recorded first-timer success rate of 72.7%. Repositories ranked A typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
Maintainers in seladb/PcapPlusPlus respond to incoming external pull requests in approximately 120.2 hours on average. Keeping PRs focused on single tasks and ensuring tests pass helps maintainers review faster.
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 60.0 places seladb/PcapPlusPlus in the A tier.
The external contributor pull request merge rate for seladb/PcapPlusPlus is 71.1%, based on public PR activity from non-core contributors.
seladb/PcapPlusPlus currently has 1 active issue(s) tagged with beginner-friendly labels like "good first issue", "beginner", or "up-for-grabs".
PcapPlusPlus is a multiplatform C++ library for capturing, parsing and crafting of network packets. It is designed to be efficient, powerful and easy to use. It provides C++ wrappers for the most popular packet processing engines such as libpcap, Npcap, WinPcap, DPDK, AF_XDP and PF_RING.
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Background This PR introduced a new serialization infrastructure for PcapPlusPlus: #2259. Layer now supports structured serialization through serializeLayer(ObjectScope&), with a SerializedFields struct per layer that declares its fields as FieldDescriptors. This issue tracks rolling it out to every layer in Packet++. Definition of done for each layer SerializedFields struct with a FieldDescriptor per field and all(), including Layer::SerializedFields serializeLayer(ObjectScope&) override that writes every field in all() Doxygen comments on all fields, including units, byte order and string formats Tests that cover the serialized output and check that all() matches what is written Layers Data link EthLayer (#2261) EthDot3Layer (#2277) LLCLayer (#2277) VlanLayer (#2277) MplsLayer (#2277) SllLayer (#2277) Sll2Layer (#2277) NullLoopbackLayer (#2277) ArpLayer (#2288) StpLayer PPPoELayer (#2288) CiscoHdlcLayer (#2288) NflogLayer (#2288) WakeOnLanLayer (#2277) VxlanLayer (#
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Currently, maintainers of seladb/PcapPlusPlus acknowledge new external contributions in approximately 5 days+. Out of all submitted pull requests from non-core authors in the last 180-day window, 71.1% were successfully merged into the primary branch.
seladb/PcapPlusPlus has a recorded first-timer success rate of 72.7%. Repositories ranked Welcoming typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
The initial maintainer response time averages ~5 days+. Keeping PRs scoped to single concerns and ensuring CI checks succeed will optimize review turnaround.
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 60.0 places seladb/PcapPlusPlus in the Welcoming tier.
The external pull request merge rate is 71.1%. GetMerged isolates non-core community contributions so external developers get an accurate benchmark of PR acceptance probability.
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