# chinabugotech/hutool

🍬A set of tools that keep Java sweet.

Repository: https://github.com/chinabugotech/hutool
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hutool
Homepage: https://hutool.cn
Language: Java
License: MulanPSL-2.0
License Family: other
Topics: java, hutool, http, json, orm, util, tool
Last push: 2026-08-18T10:45:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 80, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4525, "days_push": 15, "days_rel": 55, "gap_med": 44, "n_releases_24m": 14}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 30271, forks 7579 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:54.346296+00:00)

## What it is
Hutool is a comprehensive Java utility library that wraps common JDK operations into convenient static helper classes. It covers strings, collections, dates, files, IO, encryption, JDBC, JSON, HTTP client, and more to reduce boilerplate in Java projects.

## Use cases
- simplify date handling in java
- make http requests from java easily
- read and write json in java without heavy dependencies
- encrypt and decrypt data in java
- simplify jdbc database operations
- convert between types in java
- read configuration files with grouping and chinese support

## When to choose
- you want one lightweight dependency replacing many scattered util classes
- you write small-to-medium Java apps and want less boilerplate
- you prefer Chinese documentation and community support

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured ORM or HTTP client with advanced features
- your team policy requires permissive licenses like Apache/MIT (MulanPSL-2.0)
- you prefer minimal, single-purpose libraries over a kitchen-sink toolkit

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: http-client, json, orm, cryptography, logging, serialization, date-time, file-system, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, backend, web-development
- platform: jvm
- tags: java-utility-library, util-classes, jdbc-helper, type-conversion, chinese-documentation

## Member repositories
- chinabugotech/hutool (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:54.346296+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 2026-08-29T16:52:47.256879+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/chinabugotech/hutool (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:54.346296+00:00, sha da3cd110b020)
  - homepage: https://hutool.cn (fetched 2026-08-29T07:49:49.501905+00:00, sha abed8fb7736f)
  - site_page: https://plus.hutool.cn/apidocs (fetched 2026-08-29T07:49:49.511569+00:00, sha 9cce039a0bb7)
  - site_page: https://hutool.cn/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T07:49:49.513523+00:00, sha af475dd94f0e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.
