django/channels
What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 17 October 2026.
For django/channels, the reply time and the share with no reply within 14 days both have too small a sample to measure (0 and 7 pull requests counted; 10 needed). It ranks 1,651 of 3,219 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.
| Rank | 1,651 of 3,219 |
|---|---|
| Score | 50.11 |
| Tier | C |
| Median first reply | — |
| 14-day no-reply share | — |
| First-timer rank | Not enough evidence to show under this lens. |
| Ecosystem | Python |
| Window | — |
Composite
- Rank
- 1,651 of 3,219
- Score
- 50.11
- Tier
- C
- Coverage
- 64% · Ceiling B
- Quadrant
- Crucible
Coordinates: leverage 57.1 (coverage 84%), friction 55.5 (coverage 42%)
Five pillars
| Pillar | Score | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Responsiveness | 30.4 | 10% |
| Criticality | 62.0 | 100% |
| Governance | 64.2 | 65% |
| Rigor | 44.3 | 70% |
| Accessibility | 50.0 | 85% |
The measured parameters
Responsiveness
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days. | Not shown: Insufficient sample size | ||||
| PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days. | Not shown: Insufficient sample size | ||||
| First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged. | Not shown: Insufficient sample size | ||||
| Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply. | Not shown: Insufficient sample size | ||||
| Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged. | 546.5 hours (22.8 days) | 30.4 | 5 | 19 April to 16 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/django__channels.json |
Criticality
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each. | 99 | 74.9 | — | — | primaryraw/dependents/django__channels.json |
| Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month. | 5.0 million downloads a month | 74.3 | — | — | primaryraw/downloads/pypi__channels.json |
| OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals. | 0.3853 | 38.5 | — | — | primaryraw/github_meta/django__channels.json |
Governance
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits. | Not shown: Insufficient sample size | ||||
| Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA. | No CLA or sign-off found | 85.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/django__channels.json |
| Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified. | No written path to becoming a maintainer | 40.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/django__channels.json |
Rigor
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions. | No written AI policy | 40.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/django__channels.json |
| Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100. | 47.5 | 47.5 | — | — | primaryraw/scorecard/django__channels.json |
| Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review. | Not shown: Insufficient sample size | ||||
Accessibility
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals. | 50 | 50.0 | 30 | — | primaryraw/actions_runs/django__channels.json |
| Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days. | 50.0% | 100.0 | 8 | — | primaryraw/author_history/django__channels.json |
| Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers. | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | primaryraw/gfi/django__channels.json |
| Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days. | Not shown: Insufficient sample size | ||||
Persona view
| Persona | Rank | Score | Tier | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced | 1,651 of 3,219 | 50.11 | C | Rated |
| First-timer | Not enough evidence to show under this lens. | |||
| Career capital | 615 of 798 | 51.86 | C | Rated |
| Senior systems | 665 of 1,276 | 53.69 | C | Rated |
| AI-assisted | 2,068 of 3,696 | 48.63 | C | Rated |
Integrity
- Snapshot
- 2026-10-17
- Raw hash
- fb2ec42ad46787d30d88817bcbc84801723497555f20daf5326dc562cb3add90
No suspicion flags on this repository.
The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/e4.json, under the key django/channels.
How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.
Open an issue about this record and say what looks wrong.
Porchlamp (2026). django/channels. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/django/channels/. CC BY 4.0.
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