crass
RubyGemsv1.0.7Safe to adopt
Yes — crass scores well across adoption, maintenance, weight, supply chain, and licensing. 153M downloads per week and 1 known dependents. Last published 76 days ago.
- AAdoption: grade A, Excellent.
153M downloads per week and 1 known dependents.
- AMaintenance: grade A, Excellent.
Last published 76 days ago.
- AWeight: grade A, Excellent.
Zero runtime dependencies.
- 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 crass to a project.
Runtime packages this one declares itself.
Distinct packages in the full runtime tree, deduplicated the way a package manager would.
Unpacked size of this package plus its entire runtime tree.
Longest resolved dependency chain below this package.
Compatibility
- Ruby
- No constraint declared
Used by
Popular packages that depend on crass.
Relationship graph
Dependencies (left) and dependents (right) of crass.
Frequently installed together
Release history
1 release in the last two years, typically about 146 days apart.
| Version | Published | Size | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.7latest | 2 months ago | — | MIT |
| 1.0.6 | 6 years ago | — | MIT |
| 1.0.5 | 7 years ago | — | MIT |
| 1.0.4 | 8 years ago | — | MIT |
| 1.0.3 | 8 years ago | — | MIT |
| 1.0.2 | 11 years ago | — | MIT |
| 1.0.1 | 11 years ago | — | MIT |
| 1.0.0 | 11 years ago | — | MIT |
| 0.2.1 | 12 years ago | — | MIT |
| 0.2.0 | 13 years ago | — | MIT |
| 0.1.0 | 13 years ago | — | MIT |
| 0.0.2 | 13 years ago | — | MIT |
| 0.0.1 | 13 years ago | — | MIT |
Overview
crass is an RubyGems package. It is extremely widely used, with about 153M downloads per week and 1 known dependents in the graph. The latest version is 1.0.7, 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 (153M weekly downloads).
- Clear open-source license (MIT).
- Zero runtime dependencies — minimal footprint.
Cons
- No significant drawbacks detected from available metadata.
Auto-generated from collected registry metadata. No external claims are inferred.
Maintainers
Frequently asked questions
Should I use crass?
Yes — crass scores well across adoption, maintenance, weight, supply chain, and licensing. 153M downloads per week and 1 known dependents. Last published 76 days ago.
How do I install crass?
Run `gem install crass` to add crass to your RubyGems project.
What license is crass released under?
crass is distributed under the MIT license.
How popular is crass?
crass has approximately 152,972,853 downloads per week and 1 known dependent packages.
Is crass still maintained?
The most recent release of crass (v1.0.7) was published 2 months ago.