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actionpack

RubyGemsv8.1.3.1

Adopt with care

actionpack is usable, with caveats. Pulls in 28 transitive packages.

  • AAdoption: grade A, Excellent.

    205.5M downloads per week and 8 known dependents.

  • AMaintenance: grade A, Excellent.

    Last published 42 days ago. 36 releases in the last 2 years.

  • CWeight: grade C, Fair — worth a look.

    Pulls in 28 transitive packages.

  • BSupply chain: grade B, Good.

    This package has a single maintainer (bus factor of 1).

  • ALicense: grade A, Excellent.

    MIT — permissive, with no copyleft found in the dependency tree.

Grades are computed deterministically from registry metadata collected by PackageGraph — downloads, dependents, publish dates, the resolved dependency tree, maintainer count, and declared licenses. No third-party scores are used.

Install cost

What you actually take on by adding actionpack to a project.

9
Direct dependencies

Runtime packages this one declares itself.

28
Total installed

Distinct packages in the full runtime tree, deduplicated the way a package manager would.

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Install size

Unpacked size of this package plus its entire runtime tree.

3
Tree depth

Longest resolved dependency chain below this package.

Licenses in the dependency tree

MITRuby

Every license you inherit by installing actionpack, not just its own. Check this before a legal review, not after.

Compatibility

Ruby
No constraint declared

Dependencies

Declared by actionpack v8.1.3.1. Runtime dependencies are installed with the package; dev dependencies are not.

Runtime (9)

actionview = 8.1.3.1activesupport = 8.1.3.1nokogiri >= 1.8.5rack >= 2.2.4rack-session >= 1.0.1rack-test >= 0.6.3rails-dom-testing ~> 2.2rails-html-sanitizer ~> 1.6useragent ~> 0.16

Used by

Popular packages that depend on actionpack.

railsRubyGems

No description provided.

↓ 196.3M/wk◈ 0 dependents⚖ MIT
railtiesRubyGems

No description provided.

↓ 195.9M/wk◈ 5 dependents⚖ MIT
actionmailerRubyGems

No description provided.

↓ 192.5M/wk◈ 1 dependents⚖ MIT
actioncableRubyGems

No description provided.

↓ 150M/wk◈ 1 dependents⚖ MIT
activestorageRubyGems

No description provided.

↓ 134.1M/wk◈ 3 dependents⚖ MIT
actiontextRubyGems

No description provided.

↓ 110.5M/wk◈ 1 dependents⚖ MIT
actionmailboxRubyGems

No description provided.

↓ 110.4M/wk◈ 1 dependents⚖ MIT
respondersRubyGems

No description provided.

↓ 83.3M/wk◈ 1 dependents⚖ MIT

Relationship graph

Dependencies (left) and dependents (right) of actionpack.

rackactionviewactivesupportnokogirirack-sessionrack-testrails-dom-testingrails-html-saniti…useragentrailsrailtiesactionmaileractioncableactivestorageactiontextactionmailboxrespondersactionpack
actionpack dependencies dependents

Frequently installed together

activesupportRubyGems

No description provided.

↓ 355.9M/wk◈ 16 dependents⚖ MIT
activerecordRubyGems

No description provided.

↓ 208.5M/wk◈ 4 dependents⚖ MIT
activejobRubyGems

No description provided.

↓ 175.6M/wk◈ 4 dependents⚖ MIT
activestorageRubyGems

No description provided.

↓ 134.1M/wk◈ 3 dependents⚖ MIT
railtiesRubyGems

No description provided.

↓ 195.9M/wk◈ 5 dependents⚖ MIT
actionviewRubyGems

No description provided.

↓ 193.2M/wk◈ 4 dependents⚖ MIT
mailRubyGems

No description provided.

↓ 190.1M/wk◈ 2 dependents⚖ MIT
zeitwerkRubyGems

No description provided.

↓ 173.8M/wk◈ 2 dependents⚖ MIT
bundlerRubyGems

No description provided.

↓ 928.3M/wk◈ 1 dependents⚖ MIT
nokogiriRubyGems

No description provided.

↓ 314.5M/wk◈ 7 dependents⚖ MIT
thorRubyGems

No description provided.

↓ 286.4M/wk◈ 1 dependents⚖ MIT
activemodelRubyGems

No description provided.

↓ 222.3M/wk◈ 2 dependents⚖ MIT

Release history

25 releases in the last two years, typically about 0 days apart.

Recent versions of actionpack
VersionPublishedSizeLicense
8.0.5.11 month ago—MIT
7.2.3.21 month ago—MIT
8.1.3.1latest1 month ago—MIT
8.1.35 months ago—MIT
8.0.55 months ago—MIT
8.1.2.15 months ago—MIT
8.0.4.15 months ago—MIT
7.2.3.15 months ago—MIT
8.1.28 months ago—MIT
8.1.110 months ago—MIT
8.0.410 months ago—MIT
7.2.310 months ago—MIT
7.1.610 months ago—MIT
7.0.1010 months ago—MIT
8.1.010 months ago—MIT

Overview

actionpack is an RubyGems package. It is extremely widely used, with about 205.5M downloads per week and 8 known dependents in the graph. The latest version is 8.1.3.1, released under the MIT license.

Who should use it

Teams working in the RubyGems ecosystem who need this functionality and value a battle-tested, widely-adopted solution.

When not to use it

Consider an alternative if you need to or if a more actively-maintained option better fits your RubyGems stack.

Pros

  • Large, well-established user base (205.5M weekly downloads).
  • Clear open-source license (MIT).

Cons

  • No significant drawbacks detected from available metadata.

Auto-generated from collected registry metadata. No external claims are inferred.

Maintainers

David Heinemeier Hansson

Frequently asked questions

Should I use actionpack?

actionpack is usable, with caveats. Pulls in 28 transitive packages.

How do I install actionpack?

Run `gem install actionpack` to add actionpack to your RubyGems project.

How many dependencies does actionpack have?

actionpack declares 9 direct dependencies and pulls in 28 packages in total once its runtime tree is resolved.

What license is actionpack released under?

actionpack is distributed under the MIT license. Its dependency tree also includes: MIT, Ruby.

How popular is actionpack?

actionpack has approximately 205,527,752 downloads per week and 8 known dependent packages.

Is actionpack still maintained?

The most recent release of actionpack (v8.1.3.1) was published 1 month ago.