Is delayed_job safe to use?

delayed_job has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (4.2.0). DepScope rates its health at 63/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of delayed_job?

The latest version of delayed_job is 4.2.0, released 2025-12-29.

Does delayed_job have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of delayed_job.

Is delayed_job deprecated?

No, delayed_job is actively maintained. Latest release: 4.2.0 (2025-12-29).

What are alternatives to delayed_job?

Popular alternatives to delayed_job in RubyGems include: jmespath, netrc, thread_safe, crass, tzinfo.

What license does delayed_job use?

delayed_job is licensed under MIT.

delayed_job

rubygemsv4.2.0

Delayed_job (or DJ) encapsulates the common pattern of asynchronously executing longer tasks in the background. It is a direct extraction from Shopify where the job table is responsible for a multitude of core tasks.

License MITpermissive20 versions3 deps379,299 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 63/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

14/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (3)

activesupport benchmark logger

API access

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