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google/auto

A collection of source code generators for Java. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/google/auto · Java · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

72/100

  • Activity 98
  • Release rhythm 24
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4851
  • days_rel: 295
  • days_push: 15
  • n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

10551 stars · 1224 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Google Auto is a collection of Java annotation-processor-based source code generators, including AutoValue for immutable value types, AutoFactory for JSR-330 factories, and AutoService for ServiceLoader configuration files. It eliminates repetitive boilerplate code by generating the code you would have written, but without the bugs.

Use cases

  • generate immutable value classes in java
  • remove boilerplate equals hashcode tostring
  • generate service loader configuration files
  • auto-generate jsr-330 factories
  • write java annotation processors

When to choose

  • you write java and want to eliminate repetitive value-class boilerplate
  • you need compile-time code generation with no runtime reflection
  • you use ServiceLoader and want provider files generated automatically

When to avoid

  • you use kotlin, which has data classes built in
  • you need runtime dynamic code generation rather than compile-time
  • your project is not on the jvm

Facets

library · maturity stable

developer-tools boilerplate developer-tools programming-languages jvm annotation-processing java value-types code-generation google

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