# jamesmh/coravel

Near-zero config .NET library that makes advanced application features like Task Scheduling, Caching, Queuing, Event Broadcasting, and more a breeze!

Repository: https://github.com/jamesmh/coravel
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/coravel
Homepage: https://docs.coravel.net/Installation/
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: dotnetcore, background-jobs, queue, mailing, hacktoberfest, dotnet, scheduled-jobs, dotnet-core, background-thread, background-worker
Last push: 2025-07-20T03:41:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 37/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 32, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3004, "days_push": 409, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4287, forks 271 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:41.333341+00:00)

## What it is
Coravel is a near-zero configuration .NET library that provides task/job scheduling, in-memory queuing, caching, event broadcasting, and mailing with a fluent, expressive API. It is distributed as a NuGet package for .NET Core / .NET Standard applications.

## Use cases
- schedule recurring background jobs in .NET without cron or Windows Task Scheduler
- offload long-running work from HTTP requests to an in-memory background queue
- add caching to a .NET Core app with a simple API
- send emails with razor templates via SMTP
- decouple application components with event broadcasting
- build a .NET worker service with scheduled tasks

## When to choose
- you want Laravel-style scheduling, queuing, and mailing in a .NET app with minimal setup
- you need lightweight in-memory background jobs without external infrastructure like Redis or Hangfire databases
- you want one library covering scheduling, caching, events, and email

## When to avoid
- you need durable, distributed job processing across multiple servers
- you require advanced message-queue features like retries, dead-letter queues, or broker-backed delivery
- your project is not on .NET Core / .NET Standard

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: scheduling, caching, message-queue, email, workflow-automation
- domain: backend, developer-tools
- platform: dotnet, cross-platform
- tags: task-scheduler, background-jobs, event-broadcasting, in-memory-queue, razor-templates, near-zero-config, automation

## Member repositories
- jamesmh/coravel (main) score 37

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:41.333341+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 2026-08-29T18:21:56.058177+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jamesmh/coravel (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:41.333341+00:00, sha 10055d942446)
  - homepage: https://docs.coravel.net/Installation/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:11:13.461055+00:00, sha 83ed32bf4009)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.