# stormzhang/9GAG

Android unofficial REST Client of 9GAG.

Repository: https://github.com/stormzhang/9GAG
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/9gag
Homepage: http://stormzhang.com
Language: Java
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-04-30T16:00:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 59/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 80, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4522, "days_push": 125, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2118, forks 1062 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:16.372140+00:00)

## What it is
An unofficial Android client for 9GAG built in 2014 with Java, Volley, OkHttp, and Glide, featuring feed browsing, image zoom, and SQLite caching. The project is explicitly no longer maintained and serves as a reference for Android development practices of that era.

## Use cases
- browse 9gag feeds on android
- study android app architecture from 2014
- learn volley and okhttp usage in android
- see material design card layout implementation
- reference swipe-back gesture implementation
- learn sqlite caching in android apps

## When to choose
- you want a historical reference for 2014-era Android development patterns
- you need example code for Volley, ButterKnife, or staggered grid layouts
- you are studying how older Android apps structured API, DAO, and UI layers

## When to avoid
- you need a working 9GAG client today - the API and dependencies are outdated
- you want a maintained project or support
- you target modern Android SDKs - it requires Gradle 2.2.1 and API 22
- you need a licensed dependency base for production - the repo has no license file

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: http-client, image-processing, caching, ui-components, mobile-framework
- domain: android-tools, entertainment, mobile-development, developer-tools
- platform: jvm
- tags: 9gag, unofficial-client, rest-client, material-design, learning-project, volley, glide, sqlite, android

## Member repositories
- stormzhang/9GAG (main) score 59

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:16.372140+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:53:06.935981+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/stormzhang/9GAG (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:16.372140+00:00, sha 7527389ccac2)
  - homepage: http://stormzhang.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:33:11.957648+00:00, sha c07a766234e9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.