Code Climate

Name: Code Climate
Rating: 4.0256410256410255 (39 reviews)
Author: https://codeclimate.com

A Chrome extension for Code Climate

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Code Climate is a Chrome extension that integrates seamlessly with GitHub to provide real-time code quality and test coverage feedback. It enhances your development workflow by displaying issues directly inside GitHub's user interface, allowing you to see which lines of code are covered in diffs and across files.

With Code Climate, you can easily add repositories and open tickets without leaving GitHub, streamlining your code review and quality assurance processes. This tool is perfect for developers seeking instant insights into their code health without the need to switch between platforms.

Developer Tools Productivity

By:

https://codeclimate.com

Users:

10,000+

Rating:

4.03

(39) 1 ratings

Version:

735 Last updated: 2023-07-10

Creation date:

2020-06-16

Risk:

Permissions:

cookies
storage

Host permissions:

https://github.com/*
https://codeclimate.com/*
https://api.codeclimate.com/*

Size:

3.37M

Email:

he*****@codeclimate.com

URLs:

Website

Full description:

See detailed description ⏷

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 8,282 ▼ 213

Other rankings

#2823 in Developer Tools ▼ 2 #23 in code keyword 25 ▼ 7

User reviews

Code Climate's Chrome extension is praised for integrating test coverage and issue insights directly into GitHub, making code reviews faster and more informative. Users appreciate its time-saving context but face recurring problems like limited file coverage visibility, inconsistent reliability with errors and rendering glitches, permission concerns (especially regarding browsing history), and styling/readability issues in dark mode. Some also report compatibility issues with recent Chrome versions. Overall, while hugely helpful, the extension needs stability and UI improvements to fully meet user expectations.

Pros

Shows test coverage directly in GitHub pull requests, integrating useful information without leaving the site.
Helpful for quickly identifying untested code portions and issues inline during code review.
Saves time by consolidating code coverage data into GitHub, avoiding switching between multiple tools or sites.
Developers respond quickly to feedback, improving the user experience over time.
Provides context-aware insights such as issues on files visible within the GitHub interface.

Cons

Extension reliability issues: intermittent API errors, rendering errors, and unstable functionality reported by multiple users.
Limited file coverage display, with many users noting it shows coverage data for only about 20-25 files per PR, which is insufficient for larger pull requests.
Excessive permission requests at times (such as access to browsing history) caused user trust concerns.
Styling problems, especially with GitHub's dark mode and injected CSS that overrides user preferences, leading to poor readability and frustration.
Compatibility issues with certain Chrome versions (e.g., Chrome 72+ and Chrome 52/Linux), causing the extension to malfunction or crash.

Recent reviews

Only works with small PRs

Dmytro Savochkin, 2023-10-11

It's nice to see test coverage directly in GitHub, but the extension itself is not very reliable. I often see rendering errors appear at the bottom of PR pages, and files with inline comments are often pushed far over to a single column making them totally unreadable.

Lachlan Cooper, 2023-05-08

Permission to access browser history is now required, which is excessive

Jon Wiese, 2022-09-28

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Code Climate requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

Code Climate has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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