cron
v0.17.0 GrowingA cron expression parser and schedule explorer.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 25d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (7.3K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
2.1M downloads in the last 30 days (68.5K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
7.3K crates depend on cron. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
cron has only 1 owner despite 7.3K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 11+ years old, cron hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 25KB, cron is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include gitlab, spider, apalis-cron, holochain_state, job_scheduler_ng. When high-quality crates choose cron, it's a strong quality signal.
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