breejs/bree
Bree is a Node.js and JavaScript job task scheduler with worker threads, cron, Date, and human syntax. Built for @ladjs, @forwardemail, @spamscanner, @cabinjs. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
75/100
- Activity 68
- Release rhythm 71
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 18.0
- age_days: 2247
- days_rel: 197
- days_push: 197
- n_releases_24m: 5
Adoption not part of the score
3293 stars · 88 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Bree is a job/task scheduler library for Node.js and JavaScript supporting cron, Date, ms, and human-readable interval syntax. It runs jobs in sandboxed worker threads with support for retries, throttling, concurrency limits, and cancelable jobs with graceful shutdown.
Use cases
- schedule cron jobs in node.js
- run background tasks on a schedule
- run jobs in worker threads
- retry failed scheduled jobs
- limit concurrent job execution
- schedule jobs with human-readable intervals
When to choose
- you need a lightweight, dependency-light scheduler for Node.js
- you want jobs isolated in worker threads
- you need cron, interval, and date-based scheduling in one library
When to avoid
- you need a distributed scheduler across multiple servers or a persistent job queue
- you're not using Node.js or JavaScript
- you need complex workflow orchestration with dependencies between jobs
Facets
library · maturity active
scheduling concurrency workflow-automation developer-tools backend job-scheduler cron worker-threads task-runner background-jobs automation nodejs javascript
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/breejs/bree · fetched 2026-08-28 · adfb97c482fc
- homepage: https://jobscheduler.net · fetched 2026-08-29 · b649906674f8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| breejs/bree | main | 75 |
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