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rexml

RubyGemsv3.4.4

Safe to adopt

Yes — rexml scores well across adoption, maintenance, weight, supply chain, and licensing. 204.6M downloads per week and 1 known dependents. Last published 364 days ago. 7 releases in the last 2 years.

  • AAdoption: grade A, Excellent.

    204.6M downloads per week and 1 known dependents.

  • BMaintenance: grade B, Good.

    Last published 364 days ago. 7 releases in the last 2 years.

  • 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.

    BSD-2-Clause — 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 rexml to a project.

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Direct dependencies

Runtime packages this one declares itself.

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Total installed

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Install size

Unpacked size of this package plus its entire runtime tree.

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Tree depth

Longest resolved dependency chain below this package.

Compatibility

Ruby
No constraint declared

Used by

Popular packages that depend on rexml.

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Relationship graph

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

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rexml dependencies dependents

Frequently installed together

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Release history

5 releases in the last two years, typically about 16 days apart.

Recent versions of rexml
VersionPublishedSizeLicense
3.4.4latest1 year ago—BSD-2-Clause
3.4.31 year ago—BSD-2-Clause
3.4.21 year ago—BSD-2-Clause
3.4.11 year ago—BSD-2-Clause
3.4.01 year ago—BSD-2-Clause
3.3.91 year ago—BSD-2-Clause
3.3.81 year ago—BSD-2-Clause
3.3.72 years ago—BSD-2-Clause
3.3.62 years ago—BSD-2-Clause
3.3.52 years ago—BSD-2-Clause
3.3.42 years ago—BSD-2-Clause
3.3.32 years ago—BSD-2-Clause
3.3.22 years ago—BSD-2-Clause
3.3.12 years ago—BSD-2-Clause
3.3.02 years ago—BSD-2-Clause

Overview

rexml is an RubyGems package. It is extremely widely used, with about 204.6M downloads per week and 1 known dependents in the graph. The latest version is 3.4.4, released under the BSD-2-Clause 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 (204.6M weekly downloads).
  • Clear open-source license (BSD-2-Clause).
  • 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

Kouhei Sutou

Frequently asked questions

Should I use rexml?

Yes — rexml scores well across adoption, maintenance, weight, supply chain, and licensing. 204.6M downloads per week and 1 known dependents. Last published 364 days ago. 7 releases in the last 2 years.

How do I install rexml?

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

What license is rexml released under?

rexml is distributed under the BSD-2-Clause license.

How popular is rexml?

rexml has approximately 204,644,360 downloads per week and 1 known dependent packages.

Is rexml still maintained?

The most recent release of rexml (v3.4.4) was published 1 year ago.