# fluentscheduler/FluentScheduler

Automated job scheduler with fluent interface for the .NET platform.

Repository: https://github.com/fluentscheduler/FluentScheduler
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fluentscheduler
Homepage: https://fluentscheduler.github.io
Language: C#
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Topics: fluent, scheduler
Last push: 2026-03-19T02:17:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 72, release rhythm 50, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5139, "days_push": 168, "days_rel": 258, "gap_med": 69.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2772, forks 411 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:19.064942+00:00)

## What it is
FluentScheduler is an automated job scheduler library for the .NET platform with a fluent interface for defining schedules. It lets developers run tasks at intervals, specific times, or recurring patterns directly in .NET applications without external dependencies.

## Use cases
- run a task every 5 minutes in a .NET app
- schedule background jobs in C#
- run a job at a specific time each day
- replace cron-style scheduling inside a .NET service
- schedule recurring cleanup or maintenance tasks
- run periodic jobs without external scheduler infrastructure

## When to choose
- you need in-process job scheduling in a .NET application
- you want a simple fluent API instead of cron expressions
- you want a lightweight scheduler with no external service dependency

## When to avoid
- you need distributed scheduling across multiple nodes with persistence
- you need a standalone scheduler service outside your application
- your project is not on the .NET platform

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: scheduling, workflow-automation
- domain: developer-tools, backend
- platform: dotnet, cross-platform
- tags: job-scheduler, fluent-api, cron-alternative, background-jobs, automation

## Member repositories
- fluentscheduler/FluentScheduler (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:19.064942+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 2026-08-30T08:16:37.711036+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fluentscheduler/FluentScheduler (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:19.064942+00:00, sha ce4a499cdb8a)
  - homepage: https://fluentscheduler.github.io (fetched 2026-08-29T09:55:58.436093+00:00, sha f5c37755cad7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.