swiftlang/swift-corelibs-foundation
The Foundation Project, providing core utilities, internationalization, and OS independence observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
74/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 28
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 80.5
- age_days: 3950
- days_rel: 466
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
5438 stars · 1184 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
The Swift Foundation project providing core utility classes, data structures, internationalization, and OS-independent APIs for the Swift language. It supplies the Foundation framework implementation for non-Darwin platforms where no Objective-C runtime exists.
Use cases
- use Foundation APIs like URL, Data, and JSONDecoder on Linux
- port Swift code from macOS to non-Apple platforms
- get internationalization and locale support in Swift apps
- access NSObject and NSKeyedArchiver compatibility APIs
- build cross-platform Swift server or CLI applications
When to choose
- you are developing Swift software for Linux, Windows, or other non-Darwin platforms
- you need Foundation's core types and internationalization outside Apple operating systems
- you maintain legacy Swift code relying on pre-Swift Foundation APIs like NSObject
When to avoid
- you are building apps for macOS, iOS, or other Apple platforms - use the OS-provided Foundation instead
- you need exact Objective-C Foundation behavior - this compatibility implementation is best-effort only
Facets
library · maturity active
internationalization serialization date-time file-system json parser developer-tools programming-languages cross-platform windows cross-platform swift foundation-framework standard-library icu nsobject toolchain localization linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-corelibs-foundation · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4e81c1979b9f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| swiftlang/swift-corelibs-foundation | main | 74 |
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