Which one should I pick for a new project?

I can only confidently guide you if you clarify what your new project needs to do. These two repositories serve very different purposes:

freeok/so-novel

Purpose: Web scraping and e-book generation (novels → EPUB, TXT, PDF)

• Extracts structured content from web pages
• Exports to multiple document formats
• Offers TUI, WebUI, and CLI interfaces [src/main/java/com/pcdd/sonovel/launcher/TuiLauncher.java:L24-L69]
• Supports aggregated search across multiple book sources

Risk signals (from RepoPilot):

• Single-maintainer risk (Verdict: WAIT)
• Architecture grade C (50/100)
• OpenSSF Scorecard only 4.0/10
• Missing security policy and automated testing

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tencent/tinker

Purpose: Android hotfix/patch framework (binary delta updates for APKs)

• Handles DEX file manipulation and bytecode analysis
• Core infrastructure for distributing runtime patches
• Third-party AOSP dex utilities included

No architecture or risk signals provided in the analysis, but it's a mature Tencent project for a specialized Android use case.

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Questions to help you decide:

1. Are you building an Android app that needs hotfix capability? → tinker
2. Are you building a web scraper or e-book tool? → so-novel (but understand the single-maintainer risk)
3. Something else entirely? → Neither may be appropriate

What problem are you trying to solve?

FOLLOW_UPS:

• What is your project's primary goal?
• Do you need Android-specific functionality?
• Are you comfortable with single-maintainer dependencies?