# code-cracker/code-cracker

An analyzer library for C# and VB that uses Roslyn to produce refactorings, code analysis, and other niceties.

Repository: https://github.com/code-cracker/code-cracker
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/code-cracker
Homepage: http://code-cracker.github.io/
Language: C#
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: hacktoberfest
Last push: 2024-02-13T22:18:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4318, "days_push": 932, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1147, forks 277 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:45.891933+00:00)

## What it is
Code Cracker is a Roslyn-based analyzer library for C# and Visual Basic that provides code diagnostics, refactorings, and code style analysis. It can be installed as a NuGet package for build-time analysis or as a Visual Studio extension for IDE-wide analyzers.

## Use cases
- find empty catch blocks and bad exception handling in C# code
- enforce code style rules like using nameof instead of string literals
- run static code analysis during builds on CI servers
- get automatic refactorings and code fixes in Visual Studio
- analyze both C# and VB.NET projects with Roslyn diagnostics

## When to choose
- you want Roslyn-based diagnostics integrated into your .NET build or IDE
- you need analyzers configurable per-project and shareable via source control
- you work with both C# and Visual Basic codebases

## When to avoid
- you need analyzers for languages other than C# or VB
- you want actively developed cutting-edge rules - the project releases infrequently
- you use an IDE without Roslyn analyzer support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: linter, developer-tools, code-review
- domain: developer-tools, programming-languages, parsers
- platform: dotnet, windows, editor-plugin
- tags: roslyn-analyzers, static-analysis, csharp, visual-basic, refactoring, nuget, visual-studio-extension

## Member repositories
- code-cracker/code-cracker (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:45.891933+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:34:01.883273+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/code-cracker/code-cracker (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:45.891933+00:00, sha 941a2cb8c3a8)
  - homepage: http://code-cracker.github.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:39:11.912629+00:00, sha 65fef7c8695f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.