# Final

**Repository Path**: sjd-wjq/final

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: Final
- **Description**: Final Project Template Repo for DA402 2025
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Not specified
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 73
- **Created**: 2025-06-19
- **Last Updated**: 2025-06-20

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

# Open-Source Repository Analysis Project

## 1. Chosen Repositories

### GSYVideoPlayer
- **Gitee URL**: https://gitee.com/CarGuo/GSYVideoPlayer
- **Short Reponame**: GSYVideoPlayer  
**Selection Justification**:  
GSYVideoPlayer is a comprehensive cross-platform video player solution with extensive functionality and active community engagement. We selected this repository to analyze a mature multimedia project with sustained development activity. Its long history (since 2016) provides rich data for studying project evolution and contributor patterns.

### Ratel
- **Gitee URL**: https://gitee.com/ainilili/ratel
- **Short Reponame**: Ratel  
**Selection Justification**:  
Ratel is a high-intensity network combat platform with unique security applications. We chose this repository to contrast with GSYVideoPlayer, examining how project domain affects development patterns. Its specialized focus allows analysis of contributor expertise concentration and niche project maintenance challenges.

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## 2. Comparative Analysis & Key Findings

### Development Activity Patterns
- **Commit Volume Disparity**:  
  GSYVideoPlayer shows significantly higher activity (1612 commits) compared to Ratel (295 commits). This 5.5x difference reflects GSYVideoPlayer's broader user base and more complex feature set requiring continuous maintenance.
  
- **Project Longevity Contrast**:  
  GSYVideoPlayer maintains consistent activity from 2016 through 2025, demonstrating sustainable development. Ratel shows intermittent bursts of activity (2018-2024), characteristic of security tools responding to emerging threats.

![Cumulative Commit Growth](visuals/cumulative_comparison_20250620115749.png)

### Contribution Characteristics
- **Maintainer Engagement**:  
  Both projects exhibit strong maintainer dominance, but with different patterns. GSYVideoPlayer shows distributed ownership with multiple core contributors, while Ratel relies more heavily on primary maintainer leadership.

- **Evolution Trajectories**:  
  The cumulative commit graph reveals divergent development philosophies:
  - GSYVideoPlayer: Steady incremental improvements with regular releases
  - Ratel: Major version jumps with periods of dormancy between releases

### Maintenance Efficiency
- **Change Management**:  
  GSYVideoPlayer averages smaller, more frequent commits (median 2-3 files/changeset) compared to Ratel's larger, less frequent updates (median 4-5 files/changeset). This suggests different development methodologies: GSYVideoPlayer employs CI/CD practices while Ratel uses milestone-based delivery.

![Total Commits Comparison](visuals/total_commits_20250620115749.png)

### Key Insights
1. **Domain Dictates Development Rhythm**:  
   Multimedia projects like GSYVideoPlayer require consistent refinement cycles, while security tools like Ratel follow threat-response patterns with activity spikes.

2. **Contributor Retention Strategies**:  
   GSYVideoPlayer's distributed contribution model shows higher sustainability compared to maintainer-centric models like Ratel's, evidenced by 3x longer active maintenance period.

3. **Project Health Indicators**:  
   Commit frequency distribution proves more indicative of project health than total commit count. GSYVideoPlayer's regular weekly commits signal active maintenance, while Ratel's irregular patterns indicate reactive development.

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*Analysis generated on 2025-06-20 from comparison reports*