# ninjudd/drip

Fast JVM launching without the hassle of persistent JVMs.

Repository: https://github.com/ninjudd/drip
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/drip
Language: Shell
License: EPL-1.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2021-01-27T05:51:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5122, "days_push": 2044, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1545, forks 71 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:01.470109+00:00)

## What it is
Drip is a drop-in replacement for the `java` command that reduces JVM startup times by keeping a fresh pre-warmed JVM in reserve with the correct classpath and options. It is implemented as a bash script with some C and Java code and works with any JVM-based language.

## Use cases
- speed up JVM startup for command-line scripts
- launch Clojure REPLs faster
- replace the java command with a faster drop-in alternative
- reduce startup latency for JVM-based build tools
- run short-lived JVM processes without persistent JVM state issues

## When to choose
- you frequently launch short-lived JVM processes and startup time dominates
- you want a drop-in java replacement without persistent-JVM pitfalls
- you work with Clojure or other JVM languages from the command line

## When to avoid
- you need long-running server JVMs where startup cost is amortized
- you need a tool actively maintained for modern JVMs (last release 2021)
- you are on Windows without bash

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, performance
- platform: cli
- tags: jvm-launcher, clojure, startup-time, bash, java, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- ninjudd/drip (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:01.470109+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 2026-08-30T04:30:36.055202+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ninjudd/drip (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:01.470109+00:00, sha 0482d0041ec1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.