autotsforecast

v0.6.0 suspicious
5.0
Medium Risk

Agentic time series forecasting with 16+ models, smart presets, parallel model search, dataset profiling, MCP, FastAPI, LangChain, and anomaly detection.

🤖 AI Analysis

Final verdict: SUSPICIOUS

The package exhibits signs of obfuscation and has incomplete metadata, raising concerns about its integrity and potential for hidden functionality.

  • High obfuscation risk due to the use of __import__ with fromlist.
  • Incomplete metadata including missing author information and an external non-HTTPS link.
Per-check LLM notes
  • Network: No network calls detected, which is normal for a package focused on time series forecasting without real-time data requirements.
  • Shell: No shell execution patterns detected, aligning with expectations for a benign Python package.
  • Obfuscation: The use of __import__ with fromlist suggests an attempt to hide the direct import statement, which is unusual and could indicate obfuscation.
  • Credentials: No suspicious patterns related to credential harvesting were found.
  • Metadata: The package shows some red flags such as a missing author name and an external non-HTTPS link, but no clear signs of typosquatting or other malicious intent.

📦 Package Quality Overall: Medium (5.4/10)

◈ Medium Test Suite 6.0

Partial test coverage signals detected

  • Test runner config found: pyproject.toml
◈ Medium Documentation 7.0

Some documentation present

  • Documentation URL: "Documentation" -> https://github.com/weibinxu86/autotsforecast#readme
  • Detailed PyPI description (24345 chars)
○ Low Contributing Guide 4.0

No contributing guide or governance files found

  • Development Status classifier >= Beta
◈ Medium Type Annotations 5.0

Partial type annotation coverage

  • 230 type-annotated function signatures detected in source
◈ Medium Multiple Contributors 5.0

Limited contributor diversity

  • 1 unique contributor(s) across 47 commits in weibinxu86/autotsforecast
  • Single author but highly active (47 commits)

🔬 Heuristic Checks

Outbound Network Calls

No suspicious network call patterns found

Code Obfuscation score 10.0

Found 6 obfuscation pattern(s)

  • h self.model.eval() # Scale last values last_scaled =
  • ("ThetaForecaster", lambda: __import__( "autotsforecast.models.external", fromlist=["ThetaForecaster"] ).ThetaForecaster(horizon=horizon)), ("XGBoostFor
  • ("XGBoostForecaster", lambda: __import__( "autotsforecast.models.external", fromlist=["XGBoostForecaster"] ).XGBoostForecaster(horizon=horizon, n_lags=14, n_estimators=
  • "LightGBMForecaster", lambda: __import__( "autotsforecast.models.external", fromlist=["LightGBMForecaster"] ).LightGBMForecaster(horizon=horizon, n_lags=14, n_estimators
  • "CatBoostForecaster", lambda: __import__( "autotsforecast.models.external", fromlist=["CatBoostForecaster"] ).CatBoostForecaster(horizon=horizon, n_lags=14, n_estimators
  • ("ProphetForecaster", lambda: __import__( "autotsforecast.models.external", fromlist=["ProphetForecaster"] ).ProphetForecaster(horizon=horizon)), ("NBEATSFo
Shell / Subprocess Execution

No shell execution patterns detected

Credential Harvesting

No credential harvesting patterns detected

Typosquatting

No typosquatting candidates detected

Registered Email Domain

Email domain looks legitimate: gmail.com>

Suspicious Page Links score 2.0

Found 1 suspicious link(s) on the package page

  • Non-HTTPS external link: http://0.0.0.0:8000
Git Repository History

Repository weibinxu86/autotsforecast appears legitimate

Maintainer History score 4.0

2 maintainer concern(s) found

  • Author name is missing or very short
  • Author "" appears to have only 1 package on PyPI (new or inactive account)
Known CVE Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities found in OSV database.

💡 AI App Starter Prompt

Use this prompt to build a project with autotsforecast
Create a web-based time series forecasting application using the 'autotsforecast' package. This application should allow users to upload their own time series datasets, select from a variety of forecasting models available within 'autotsforecast', and receive predictions along with visualizations of the forecasted data. Additionally, implement anomaly detection to highlight unusual patterns in the data. The application should have the following features:

1. **User Data Upload**: Users should be able to upload CSV files containing time series data.
2. **Model Selection**: Provide a dropdown menu allowing users to choose from at least five different forecasting models included in 'autotsforecast'.
3. **Forecast Generation**: Once a model is selected, generate a forecast for the next 10 periods and display it graphically.
4. **Anomaly Detection**: Implement anomaly detection on the uploaded data and highlight any detected anomalies in the visualization.
5. **Data Profiling**: Automatically profile the uploaded dataset to provide insights into its characteristics such as mean, variance, trend, seasonality, etc.
6. **FastAPI Integration**: Use FastAPI to serve the application and enable API endpoints for programmatic access.
7. **LangChain Support**: Allow users to chain multiple forecasting models together for ensemble predictions.
8. **Documentation and User Guide**: Include comprehensive documentation explaining how to use the application and what each feature does.

The application should utilize 'autotsforecast' for all forecasting tasks, leveraging its built-in models, parallel model search capabilities, and anomaly detection functionalities. Ensure the application is user-friendly and visually appealing.

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