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useragent

RubyGemsv0.16.11

Adopt with care

useragent is usable, with caveats. Last published 644 days ago.

  • AAdoption: grade A, Excellent.

    34M downloads per week and 1 known dependents.

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

    Last published 644 days ago.

  • AWeight: grade A, Excellent.

    Zero runtime dependencies.

  • ASupply chain: grade A, Excellent.

    No install scripts, 2 maintainers, and a contained dependency surface.

  • 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 useragent to a project.

0
Direct dependencies

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0
Total installed

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Install size

Unpacked size of this package plus its entire runtime tree.

Tree depth

Longest resolved dependency chain below this package.

Compatibility

Ruby
No constraint declared

Used by

Popular packages that depend on useragent.

Relationship graph

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

actionpackuseragent
useragent dependencies dependents

Frequently installed together

Release history

1 release in the last two years, typically about 31 days apart.

Recent versions of useragent
VersionPublishedSizeLicense
0.16.11latest1 year agoMIT
0.16.108 years agoMIT
0.16.98 years agoMIT
0.16.810 years agoMIT
0.16.710 years agoMIT
0.16.610 years agoMIT
0.16.510 years agoMIT
0.16.410 years agoMIT
0.16.310 years agoMIT
0.16.211 years agoMIT
0.16.111 years agoMIT
0.16.011 years agoMIT
0.15.211 years agoMIT
0.15.111 years agoMIT
0.15.011 years agoMIT

Overview

useragent is an RubyGems package. It is extremely widely used, with about 34M downloads per week and 1 known dependents in the graph. The latest version is 0.16.11, 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 (34M weekly downloads).
  • Clear open-source license (MIT).
  • Zero runtime dependencies — minimal footprint.

Cons

  • No significant drawbacks detected from available metadata.

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Maintainers

Frequently asked questions

Should I use useragent?

useragent is usable, with caveats. Last published 644 days ago.

How do I install useragent?

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

What license is useragent released under?

useragent is distributed under the MIT license.

How popular is useragent?

useragent has approximately 34,021,039 downloads per week and 1 known dependent packages.

Is useragent still maintained?

The most recent release of useragent (v0.16.11) was published 1 year ago.