Statizoid Global Open-Source 'CODEOWNERS' File Complexity

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Global Open-Source 'CODEOWNERS' File Complexity

The CODEOWNERS file dictates who is responsible for specific parts of an open-source project. Tracking its structural and content complexity over time can reveal how project management and responsibility structures evolve, a detail not published elsewhere.

Observations
252
Tracking since
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Average number of lines in CODEOWNERS file

The average number of lines in the CODEOWNERS file across all repositories

84 observations · measured in count

495.4 count
Average number of lines in CODEOWNERS file
▼ 0.7% vs previous
07 Nov 2026 03:15
Average number of lines in CODEOWNERS file (count) — summary, last 30 days.
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Average number of lines in CODEOWNERS file (count) — line, last 30 days.
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Average number of lines in CODEOWNERS file (count) — area, last 30 days.
1 count–45.417 count: 2 observations45.417 count–89.833 count: 0 observations89.833 count–134.2 count: 0 observations134.2 count–178.7 count: 0 observations178.7 count–223.1 count: 0 observations223.1 count–267.5 count: 0 observations267.5 count–311.9 count: 0 observations311.9 count–356.3 count: 0 observations356.3 count–400.8 count: 0 observations400.8 count–445.2 count: 0 observations445.2 count–489.6 count: 0 observations489.6 count–534 count: 82 observations1 count534 count82
Average number of lines in CODEOWNERS file (count) — distribution, last 30 days.
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Darker = higher average number of lines in codeowners file. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Average number of lines in CODEOWNERS file (count) — heatmap, last 30 days.
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Average number of lines in CODEOWNERS file (count) — table, last 30 days.

Average number of unique patterns in CODEOWNERS file

The average number of unique patterns in the CODEOWNERS file across all repositories

84 observations · measured in count

250.5 count
Average number of unique patterns in CODEOWNERS file
▲ 0.2% vs previous
07 Nov 2026 03:15
Average number of unique patterns in CODEOWNERS file (count) — summary, last 30 days.
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Average number of unique patterns in CODEOWNERS file (count) — line, last 30 days.
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Average number of unique patterns in CODEOWNERS file (count) — area, last 30 days.
0 count–22.417 count: 2 observations22.417 count–44.833 count: 0 observations44.833 count–67.25 count: 0 observations67.25 count–89.667 count: 0 observations89.667 count–112.1 count: 0 observations112.1 count–134.5 count: 0 observations134.5 count–156.9 count: 0 observations156.9 count–179.3 count: 0 observations179.3 count–201.8 count: 0 observations201.8 count–224.2 count: 0 observations224.2 count–246.6 count: 0 observations246.6 count–269 count: 82 observations0 count269 count82
Average number of unique patterns in CODEOWNERS file (count) — distribution, last 30 days.
061218
07 Nov

Darker = higher average number of unique patterns in codeowners file. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Average number of unique patterns in CODEOWNERS file (count) — heatmap, last 30 days.
WhenAverage number of unique patterns in CODEOWNERS file
250 count
269 count
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Average number of unique patterns in CODEOWNERS file (count) — table, last 30 days.

Average owner to pattern ratio in CODEOWNERS file

The average owner to pattern ratio in the CODEOWNERS file across all repositories

84 observations · measured in ratio

0.03 ratio
Average owner to pattern ratio in CODEOWNERS file
▲ 391.8% vs previous
07 Nov 2026 03:15
Average owner to pattern ratio in CODEOWNERS file (ratio) — summary, last 30 days.
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Average owner to pattern ratio in CODEOWNERS file (ratio) — line, last 30 days.
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Average owner to pattern ratio in CODEOWNERS file (ratio) — area, last 30 days.
0.002 ratio–0.085 ratio: 82 observations0.085 ratio–0.168 ratio: 0 observations0.168 ratio–0.252 ratio: 0 observations0.252 ratio–0.335 ratio: 0 observations0.335 ratio–0.418 ratio: 0 observations0.418 ratio–0.501 ratio: 0 observations0.501 ratio–0.584 ratio: 0 observations0.584 ratio–0.667 ratio: 0 observations0.667 ratio–0.751 ratio: 0 observations0.751 ratio–0.834 ratio: 0 observations0.834 ratio–0.917 ratio: 0 observations0.917 ratio–1 ratio: 2 observations0.002 ratio1 ratio82
Average owner to pattern ratio in CODEOWNERS file (ratio) — distribution, last 30 days.
061218
07 Nov

Darker = higher average owner to pattern ratio in codeowners file. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Average owner to pattern ratio in CODEOWNERS file (ratio) — heatmap, last 30 days.
WhenAverage owner to pattern ratio in CODEOWNERS file
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Average owner to pattern ratio in CODEOWNERS file (ratio) — table, last 30 days.

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Why this isn't published anywhere else

While there are studies and analyses on CODEOWNERS files and their impact on open-source projects, none of the found sources specifically track the structural and content complexity of CODEOWNERS files over time, leaving a gap for the proposed topic to fill.

Uniqueness score 0.80 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.