KudoScore - Ohloh API Reference

KudoScore

Every night, a KudoScore is generated for every Ohloh Account and Project contributor (collectively called 'participants' here). These scores are derived from the Kudos sent between participants. You can read a general outline of the KudoRank algorithm here.

Not everyone has a KudoScore. Because KudoScores are calculated only once per day, new Accounts and contributors may not have a kudo score. On the Ohloh web site, unscored Accounts and contributors are displayed with a default KudoRank of 1.

Properties

created_at

The time at which this KudoScore was calculated.

kudo_rank

The KudoRank, which is an integer from 1 to 10. Higher ranks are better. KudoRanks are assigned on a curve, with a certain fraction of people receiving each KudoRank.

position

An integer which orders all participants. The person with `position` equals 1 is the highest-ranked person on Ohloh.

max_position

The total number of partcipants in the most recent KudoScore calculations. The person whose `position` equals `max_position` is the lowest-ranked person on Ohloh.

position_delta

The change in this person's position since the previous kudo score calculations. Here, a negative number represents an improvement, since lower positions are better.

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KudoScores cannot be queried directly. They are always returned within an Account record.