The "Gemini API Cookbook" is a repository by Google Gemini, offering comprehensive guides and examples for the Gemini API, a multimodal platform integrating text, images, code, and audio. The project is actively maintained with strong community engagement, as evidenced by its high number of stars and forks. It is on a positive trajectory with regular updates and new features.
Logan Kilpatrick
live_api_starter.ipynb
and README.md
.Mark McDonald
RobotLoveHuman
Guillaume Vernade
Vruddhi Shah
Mark Daoust
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), suggesting oversight or repository issues.Timespan | Opened | Closed | Comments | Labeled | Milestones |
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7 Days | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
30 Days | 7 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
90 Days | 14 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
All Time | 87 | 67 | - | - | - |
Like all software activity quantification, these numbers are imperfect but sometimes useful. Comments, Labels, and Milestones refer to those issues opened in the timespan in question.
Developer | Avatar | Branches | PRs | Commits | Files | Changes |
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Guillaume Vernade | 3 | 4/1/2 | 16 | 15 | 60294 | |
Mark McDonald | 2 | 7/6/1 | 9 | 10 | 6738 | |
Vruddhi Shah | 1 | 1/1/0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
Logan Kilpatrick | 3 | 2/1/0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
Mark Daoust (MarkDaoust) | 1 | 1/0/0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
RobotLoveHuman | 1 | 1/1/0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
JaeHyun KIM (jh941213) | 0 | 1/0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PRs: created by that dev and opened/merged/closed-unmerged during the period
Risk | Level (1-5) | Rationale |
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Delivery | 3 | The project faces moderate delivery risks due to several unresolved high-priority issues (#350, #345) that could impede progress. The presence of stale pull requests (#253, #245) further suggests potential delays. However, active development and recent commits indicate ongoing efforts to address these challenges. |
Velocity | 3 | The velocity is moderate, with a mix of active development and stalled contributions. While there are significant recent commits and pull requests, the backlog of stale PRs and issues indicates potential slowdowns if not managed effectively. |
Dependency | 4 | There are notable dependency risks due to reliance on specific library versions (e.g., Python 3.11, cv2, pyaudio) and external APIs (e.g., Gemini 2.0 API). Issues like #331 and #327 highlight potential flaws in dependency management that could affect stability. |
Team | 2 | Team risks appear low as there is active contribution from multiple developers and a collaborative environment. However, limited discussion on issues might indicate communication challenges that need monitoring. |
Code Quality | 3 | Code quality is generally good with structured code and proactive fixes (e.g., color space conversion). However, nontrivial flaws in recent PRs (#344) suggest areas needing refinement to ensure maintainability. |
Technical Debt | 3 | Technical debt is moderate, with ongoing efforts to improve code robustness and maintainability. However, unresolved issues and reliance on specific API versions could accumulate debt if not addressed promptly. |
Test Coverage | 4 | Test coverage risk is high due to inadequate testing highlighted by type errors in PRs (#253) and lack of comprehensive automated tests. This poses a risk of undetected bugs affecting delivery. |
Error Handling | 3 | Error handling is being actively improved with recent updates (e.g., PR #344), but the complexity of asynchronous operations introduces potential risks if exceptions are not thoroughly managed. |
Recent GitHub issue activity for the google-gemini/cookbook project shows a mix of bug reports, feature requests, and help inquiries. Notably, there is a focus on issues related to API functionality, such as file uploads, JSON responses, and model behavior. Several issues highlight discrepancies between expected and actual API behavior, particularly concerning multimodal capabilities and response formats. There's also a notable interest in enhancing documentation and examples to better guide users in leveraging the API's features.
Missing or Incorrect Documentation: Issues like #346 and #140 indicate missing or incorrect documentation links, which can hinder users from accessing necessary information. This suggests a need for regular documentation audits.
Functionality Discrepancies: Several issues (#331, #327) report unexpected behavior in API responses, such as blank responses or repeated text generation. These point to potential bugs or misalignments between user expectations and API capabilities.
Feature Requests for Enhanced Examples: Requests like #340 and #156 highlight user demand for more comprehensive examples, particularly for complex tasks like parallel function calling and YouTube video analysis.
User Onboarding Challenges: Issue #145 underscores the need for a more cohesive onboarding experience to help new users navigate the setup process effectively.
Technical Limitations: Issues such as #141 reveal limitations in API usage quotas, impacting users with high-demand applications.
Community Contributions: There are suggestions for community-driven enhancements (#147), indicating active user engagement and willingness to contribute to the project.
#350: Created 0 days ago by ChrisKyle; Status: Open
live_api_starter.ipynb
points to a non-existing page, resulting in a 404 error.#345: Created 2 days ago by Soclatos; Status: Open
#340: Created 2 days ago by JaeHyun KIM; Status: Open
#331: Created 10 days ago by Thomas; Last updated 1 day ago; Status: Open
#327: Created 23 days ago by Kashish; Last updated 12 days ago; Status: Open
#320: Created 31 days ago by siddharth Sambharia; Last updated 12 days ago; Status: Open
These issues reflect ongoing challenges and opportunities for improvement within the project, emphasizing the importance of robust documentation, clear communication of API capabilities, and responsive support for user-reported bugs and feature requests.
#351: Update README.md
#344: Use response.text and response.data
#343: Minor typo corrections
#253: Add evaluate RAG with LlamaIndex
#245: Call Gemini in OpenAI format (via LiteLLM)
#349: Update live_api_starter.ipynb
#338: Fix BGR to RGB color space conversion
#336 & #335: Websocket Examples and Documentation Updates
This analysis provides an overview of current development activities within the "Gemini API Cookbook" repository, highlighting areas of focus and potential improvement in managing contributions.
gemini-2/live_api_starter.ipynb
gemini-2/live_api_starter.py
asyncio.TaskGroup
and asyncio.ExceptionGroup
ensures compatibility with older Python versions.gemini-2/websockets/live_api_starter.py
quickstarts/Search_Grounding.ipynb
gemini-2/plotting_and_mapping.ipynb
gemini-2/spatial_understanding.ipynb
.github/workflows/stale.yml
actions/stale
action to automatically label and close inactive issues/PRs after a specified period.The repository contains a mix of well-documented code files and some empty Jupyter notebooks that need further investigation. The Python scripts demonstrate high-quality coding practices with asynchronous operations, error handling, and clear documentation. However, the presence of empty files suggests potential issues that should be addressed to ensure all intended content is available to users.
Logan Kilpatrick (logankilpatrick)
live_api_starter.ipynb
in the main
branch and logankilpatrick-patch-1
branch.README.md
in the logankilpatrick-patch-2
branch.Mark McDonald (markmcd)
live_api_starter.py
, websockets/live_api_starter.py
, and Search_Grounding.ipynb
.RobotLoveHuman (robotlovehuman)
live_api_starter.py
.Guillaume Vernade (Giom-V)
Vruddhi Shah (Vruddhi18)
Mark Daoust (MarkDaoust)
Active Development on Gemini 2.0: There is a strong focus on developing and refining the Gemini 2.0 features, as evidenced by the numerous updates and additions to related notebooks and documentation.
Collaboration: Several team members have collaborated on significant updates, particularly for the Gemini 2.0 release, indicating a coordinated effort to enhance this major version.
Bug Fixes and Improvements: The team is actively addressing bugs (e.g., color space conversion issue) and improving existing resources (e.g., proofreading, formatting).
Documentation Enhancements: Updates to README files and introductory comments suggest an emphasis on improving documentation for better user guidance.
Incremental Updates: The team is making incremental improvements across various branches, reflecting ongoing maintenance and feature enhancement efforts.
Overall, the development team is actively engaged in enhancing the Gemini API's capabilities, focusing on both new feature development and existing resource improvements.