backon
v1.6.0 GrowingMake retry like a built-in feature provided by Rust.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 4+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (2.5K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
7.2M downloads in the last 30 days (239.2K/day), up 48% from the previous period.
2.5K crates depend on backon. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 203 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 4 years with 25 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 41KB, backon is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include redis, kube-runtime, rdkafka, lapin, opentelemetry-application-insights. When high-quality crates choose backon, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
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Feature Flags
default =["std", "std-blocking-sleep", "tokio-sleep", "gloo-timers-sleep"]
