Bug: Project details of forked repository are not accounted for and skipped from all_repositories because of false positive of forks_count<5

[trishanu-init]

Bug Report: Incorrect Repository Filtering and Fork Data Handling

Description

The current code incorrectly skips repositories with forks_count < 5, including valid open-source project details.
This issue occurs because the script uses the child fork’s GitHub details (stars, forks, issues) instead of fetching data from the upstream parent repository.
As a result, certain repositories appear to have incomplete or incorrect metadata, leading to false negatives in open-source contribution evaluations.

Files Affected

• github.py

Impact

This bug directly affects the open-source project evaluation metrics, as the Jinja prompt templates rely on:

• stars
• forks_count
• open_issues

Projects that are forks of active upstream repositories get undervalued or skipped entirely.

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Comparison: Current vs Expected Behavior

Expected Output

{
  "name": "Indiekart",
  "description": null,
  "github_url": "https://github.com/trishanu-init/Indiekart",
  "live_url": "https://indiekart.vercel.app/",
  "technologies": ["TypeScript"],
  "project_type": "open_source",
  "contributor_count": 27,
  "author_commit_count": 97,
  "total_commit_count": 174,
  "github_details": {
    "forked_from": "https://github.com/Indie-Kart/ecommerce-store",
    "parent_full_name": "Indie-Kart/ecommerce-store",
    "stars": 34,
    "forks": 63,
    "language": "TypeScript",
    "description": "Repo Owner: Trishanu Nayak",
    "topics": ["gssoc", "gssoc24"],
    "open_issues": 88,
    "created_at": "2024-02-22T08:48:17Z",
    "updated_at": "2025-09-02T18:38:35Z",
    "size": 3029,
    "fork": true,
    "archived": false,
    "default_branch": "main"
  }
}

Current Output

{
  "name": "Indiekart",
  "description": null,
  "github_url": "https://github.com/trishanu-init/Indiekart",
  "live_url": "https://indiekart.vercel.app/",
  "technologies": ["TypeScript"],
  "project_type": "open_source",
  "contributor_count": 27,
  "author_commit_count": 97,
  "total_commit_count": 174,
  "github_details": {
    "stars": 0,
    "forks": 0,
    "language": "TypeScript",
    "description": null,
    "created_at": "2024-06-22T08:00:36Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-07-29T11:07:24Z",
    "topics": [],
    "open_issues": 0,
    "size": 3029,
    "fork": true,
    "archived": false,
    "default_branch": "main",
    "contributors": 27
  }
}

Root Cause

The logic currently skips any repository where:

if repo.get("fork") and repo.get("forks_count", 0) < 5:
    continue

This leads to premature exclusion of legitimate projects

Proposed Solution

1. Update the forks_count logic
   Avoid skipping forks based solely on count.

2. Fetch details from the parent repository
   If the project is a fork, use the parent repository's data:

3. Add a fallback mechanism
   Use parent data if available.
   If the parent is not found (API error or missing data), fall back to the child repository details.

[trishanu-init]

Hi @sp2hari , @anxkhn-hacker Could you please assign this issue to me ? I have raised PR with the solution for this issue as well