Code Ownership
Ownership is measured by how many commits each author made to each file in the current tree. It highlights bus-factor risk (files only one person has ever touched) and where knowledge is concentrated. The bus factor is the smallest number of people who are, between them, primary owner of more than half of the files.
- Files Tracked
- 7,084
- in the current tree
- Bus Factor
- 3
- 3 authors are primary owner of 3,734 of 7,084 files
- Single-Owner Files
- 1,820
- 25.7% of tracked files
- Contributors
- 3,127
- authors who changed files
Bus factor risk — single-owner files
Files only one author has ever changed. The more a file has changed, the more knowledge is at risk if that person leaves.
| File | Sole owner | Commits |
|---|---|---|
| django/contrib/admindocs/locale/zh_Hans/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 9 |
| django/contrib/admindocs/locale/zh_Hans/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 9 |
| django/contrib/redirects/locale/zh_Hans/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 8 |
| django/contrib/redirects/locale/zh_Hans/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 8 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 8 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 8 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/br/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 8 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/gd/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 7 |
Table: the 100 most-changed of 1,820 single-owner files
| File | Sole owner | Commits |
|---|---|---|
| django/contrib/admindocs/locale/zh_Hans/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 9 |
| django/contrib/admindocs/locale/zh_Hans/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 9 |
| django/contrib/redirects/locale/zh_Hans/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 8 |
| django/contrib/redirects/locale/zh_Hans/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 8 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 8 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 8 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/br/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 8 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/gd/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/gd/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/mk/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/mk/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/mn/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/mn/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/flatpages/locale/zh_Hans/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/flatpages/locale/zh_Hans/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/br/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/br/LC_MESSAGES/djangojs.mo | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/br/LC_MESSAGES/djangojs.po | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/admindocs/locale/br/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/admindocs/locale/br/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/auth/locale/br/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/auth/locale/br/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/humanize/locale/br/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/humanize/locale/br/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/es_VE/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/ia/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/lb/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/my/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/os/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 7 |
| scripts/do_django_release.py | Natalia | 6 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/contenttypes/locale/zh_Hans/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/contenttypes/locale/zh_Hans/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/fa/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/fa/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/flatpages/locale/br/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/flatpages/locale/br/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/redirects/locale/br/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/redirects/locale/br/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/sessions/locale/br/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/sessions/locale/br/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/sites/locale/br/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/sites/locale/br/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/ast/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/es_VE/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/es_VE/LC_MESSAGES/djangojs.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/es_VE/LC_MESSAGES/djangojs.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/ia/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/ia/LC_MESSAGES/djangojs.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/ia/LC_MESSAGES/djangojs.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/io/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/lb/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/my/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/my/LC_MESSAGES/djangojs.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/my/LC_MESSAGES/djangojs.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/os/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/os/LC_MESSAGES/djangojs.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/os/LC_MESSAGES/djangojs.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admindocs/locale/es_VE/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admindocs/locale/es_VE/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admindocs/locale/ia/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admindocs/locale/ia/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admindocs/locale/my/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admindocs/locale/my/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admindocs/locale/os/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/admindocs/locale/os/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/auth/locale/es_VE/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/auth/locale/es_VE/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/auth/locale/my/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/auth/locale/my/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/auth/locale/os/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/auth/locale/os/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/flatpages/locale/es_VE/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/flatpages/locale/es_VE/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/humanize/locale/ia/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/humanize/locale/ia/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| django/contrib/sessions/locale/be/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 6 |
| docs/releases/1.4.22.txt | Tim Graham | 5 |
| django/contrib/admindocs/locale/dsb/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 5 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 5 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 5 |
| django/contrib/redirects/locale/dsb/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 5 |
| django/contrib/flatpages/locale/dsb/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 5 |
| django/contrib/flatpages/locale/hsb/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 5 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 5 |
| django/contrib/postgres/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 5 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/ast/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 5 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/ast/LC_MESSAGES/djangojs.mo | Claude Paroz | 5 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/ast/LC_MESSAGES/djangojs.po | Claude Paroz | 5 |
| django/contrib/admin/locale/io/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 5 |
| django/contrib/admindocs/locale/ast/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 5 |
| django/contrib/admindocs/locale/ast/LC_MESSAGES/django.po | Claude Paroz | 5 |
| django/contrib/auth/locale/ast/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo | Claude Paroz | 5 |
Ownership by author
Primary owner = the author with the most commits to a file. Solely owned = files only that author has touched.
| Author | Files owned | Solely owned | Files touched |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Paroz | 2,192 | 482 | 4,180 |
| Tim Graham | 991 | 132 | 2,009 |
| Jannis Leidel | 551 | 58 | 2,118 |
| django-bot | 455 | 0 | 2,160 |
| Mariusz Felisiak | 394 | 81 | 2,367 |
| Florian Apolloner | 327 | 290 | 1,089 |
| Preston Timmons | 142 | 79 | 356 |
| Aymeric Augustin | 136 | 42 | 923 |
| Natalia | 106 | 36 | 1,019 |
| Simon Charette | 103 | 11 | 895 |
| Russell Keith-Magee | 65 | 13 | 555 |
| David Smith | 64 | 37 | 801 |
| Adrian Holovaty | 63 | 17 | 412 |
| Johannes Maron | 58 | 2 | 172 |
| Jacob Walls | 56 | 15 | 788 |
| Nick Pope | 56 | 22 | 689 |
| Jon Dufresne | 53 | 2 | 935 |
| Carlton Gibson | 52 | 21 | 1,086 |
| Andrew Godwin | 44 | 25 | 244 |
| Trey Hunner | 41 | 0 | 87 |
| Sarah Boyce | 40 | 13 | 714 |
| Tom Carrick | 36 | 0 | 207 |
| Markus Holtermann | 34 | 19 | 257 |
| Srinivas Thatiparthy (శ్రీనివాస్ తాటిపర్తి) | 30 | 13 | 93 |
| Georg Bauer | 30 | 0 | 77 |
Most shared files
Files touched by the most people — shared code where changes are most likely to need coordination.
| File | Contributors | Primary owner | Owner share |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTHORS | 590 | Malcolm Tredinnick | 19.3% |
| tests/admin_views/tests.py | 202 | Tim Graham | 15.7% |
| docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt | 189 | Tim Graham | 17.6% |
| docs/ref/models/querysets.txt | 188 | Tim Graham | 13.6% |
| django/db/models/query.py | 177 | Malcolm Tredinnick | 7.1% |
| django/contrib/admin/options.py | 167 | Tim Graham | 8.4% |
| docs/ref/settings.txt | 164 | Tim Graham | 18.2% |
| docs/ref/django-admin.txt | 150 | Tim Graham | 17.1% |
| docs/ref/models/fields.txt | 144 | Tim Graham | 14.6% |
| django/db/models/fields/__init__.py | 141 | Malcolm Tredinnick | 8.5% |
| docs/internals/deprecation.txt | 135 | Tim Graham | 15.6% |
| django/db/models/sql/query.py | 130 | Anssi Kääriäinen | 14.9% |
| django/db/models/base.py | 130 | Malcolm Tredinnick | 10.3% |
| docs/ref/checks.txt | 124 | Tim Graham | 14.1% |
| docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt | 120 | Tim Graham | 16.9% |
| django/db/models/fields/related.py | 115 | Russell Keith-Magee | 11.0% |
| docs/releases/1.8.txt | 110 | Tim Graham | 24.2% |
| django/forms/models.py | 109 | Claude Paroz | 9.1% |
| docs/releases/1.7.txt | 107 | Tim Graham | 22.7% |
| docs/ref/request-response.txt | 107 | Tim Graham | 13.5% |
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