# remi/her

Her is an ORM (Object Relational Mapper) that maps REST resources to Ruby objects. It is designed to build applications that are powered by a RESTful API instead of a database.

Repository: https://github.com/remi/her
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/her
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: json-data, ruby, orm, rails
Last push: 2024-05-17T10:59:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5260, "days_push": 838, "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 2074, forks 324 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:10.719901+00:00)

## What it is
Her is a Ruby ORM-like library that maps REST API resources to Ruby objects, providing an ActiveRecord-style interface for applications powered by a RESTful API instead of a database. It integrates with Faraday middleware and works naturally in Rails projects.

## Use cases
- build a Rails app backed by a REST API instead of a database
- query and persist remote API resources with ActiveRecord-like syntax
- map JSON API responses to Ruby model objects
- use find/create/save/update methods against REST endpoints
- replace ActiveRecord models with API-backed models in an existing app

## When to choose
- your application consumes a RESTful JSON API as its primary data source
- you want ActiveRecord-style models without a local database
- you are building a Rails or Ruby client for an existing API

## When to avoid
- your data lives in a local relational database (use ActiveRecord or Sequel)
- the API is not RESTful or does not return conventional JSON
- you need an actively developed library with frequent releases

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: orm, http-client, serialization
- domain: web-development, apis, backend, developer-tools
- platform: ruby, jvm
- tags: rest-api, activerecord-like, faraday, rails, api-backed-models

## Member repositories
- remi/her (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:10.719901+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 2026-08-30T02:56:22.999377+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/remi/her (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:10.719901+00:00, sha 273658391658)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.