Netflix/astyanax
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Cassandra Java Client observed · 2026-09-23
Health v2 · maintenance only
45/100
- Activity 49
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_readme
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-22. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5579
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 309
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1034 stars · 345 forks observed · 2026-09-23
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Astyanax is a high-level Java client library for Apache Cassandra that wraps the underlying Thrift API with an object-oriented interface. It provides client-side failover, connection pooling, automatic host discovery, and retry behavior for building resilient Cassandra applications.
Use cases
- connect to cassandra from java
- cassandra client with connection pooling
- automatic failover for cassandra cluster
- high level api for cassandra thrift
- manage cassandra host discovery and retries
- java library to read and write cassandra columns
When to choose
- you are on the JVM and need a mature, battle-tested Cassandra client with pooling and failover
- you want to encapsulate Thrift details behind a simple object-oriented API
- you need automatic host discovery, retry, and suspension of flaky nodes
When to avoid
- you are starting a new project - modern Cassandra drivers (CQL-based) are recommended over this Thrift-era client
- you need CQL support or non-Java languages
- you require active feature development rather than maintenance
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
database-driver caching monitoring databases developer-tools jvm cassandra thrift connection-pooling failover netflix
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/Netflix/astyanax · fetched 2026-09-23 · eb770434a9c4
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Netflix/astyanax | main | 45 |
For agents
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