codeowners-validator
A command-line tool and GitHub Action that checks a repository's CODEOWNERS file for mistakes.
Open source (Apache-2.0)By Mateusz Szostok
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About codeowners-validator
codeowners-validator checks that a GitHub CODEOWNERS file is correct, so that errors in the file are found before reviews are routed to the wrong people or to nobody.
It runs as a command-line program, as a Docker image or as a GitHub Action in an existing workflow. It is written in Go and released under the Apache 2.0 licence. It suits maintainers of repositories that rely on CODEOWNERS for review assignment.
Strengths
- Available as a GitHub Action as well as a CLI
- Docker image for CI use
- Narrow, single-purpose tool
Limitations
- Only covers GitHub CODEOWNERS files
- Last code changes were in 2024
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Developer
- Mateusz Szostok
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Repository maintainers who want CODEOWNERS errors caught in CI
- Categories
- Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added