# jasonlvhit/gocron

A Golang Job Scheduling Package.

Repository: https://github.com/jasonlvhit/gocron
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jasonlvhit-gocron
Language: Go
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-11-27T06:30:14+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": 4405, "days_push": 1010, "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 3496, forks 340 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:07.334907+00:00)

## What it is
goCron is a Go job scheduling library that lets you run functions periodically at pre-determined intervals using a simple, human-friendly fluent API. It is inspired by Ruby's clockwork and Python's schedule packages.

## Use cases
- run go functions periodically
- schedule jobs in golang
- replace cron with in-process scheduler
- run tasks at specific times of day
- schedule weekly or daily background jobs
- run recurring tasks with parameters

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight in-process scheduler for a legacy Go project already using this import path
- you want a simple fluent API like Python's schedule

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new project - use the maintained fork go-co-op/gocron instead
- you need distributed or persistent job scheduling
- you need long-term support or bug fixes

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: scheduling, workflow-automation
- domain: developer-tools, backend
- platform: go, cross-platform
- tags: job-scheduler, cron, periodic-tasks, unmaintained, forked, automation

## Member repositories
- jasonlvhit/gocron (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:07.334907+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 2026-08-29T18:35:53.500697+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jasonlvhit/gocron (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:07.334907+00:00, sha 6d701ac8e83d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.