EDK II Bug Issue Dataset: Closed GitHub Bug Reports
by Siavash, Nazanin / Harvard Dataverse·Updated 3d ago
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Description
A collection of closed bug reports from the TianoCore EDK II project's GitHub issue tracker, programmatically retrieved via the GitHub REST API on April 3, 2026. The dataset includes only issues that are closed, labeled as type:bug, and excludes pull requests. It was authored by Siavash, Nazanin and is hosted by Harvard Dataverse.
Use Cases
Analyze bug report lifecycle and resolution patterns based on the closed issue status.
Study the characteristics of firmware-related bugs based on the EDK II project context.
Train models for bug classification or triage based on the type:bug label.
Investigate the evolution of a firmware project's issue tracking based on the fixed repository state from April 2026.
Strengths
Data collection is programmatically reproducible using the GitHub REST API.
Dataset scope is clearly defined: only closed issues labeled as type:bug, excluding pull requests.
Repository state is fixed to a specific point in time: April 3, 2026.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the snapshot date.
Provenance
Source
TianoCore EDK II project's public GitHub issue tracker.
Collection Method
Collected via a custom Python script using the GitHub REST API with pagination.
Time Range
Snapshot of the repository state as of April 3, 2026.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-06-02 11:45:01; freshness should be verified.
License is unknown; terms of use must be verified before application.