https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff

golang

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⏱ The exponential backoff algorithm in Go

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff
Owner: cenkalti
License: mit
Created: 2014-02-26T00:00:16.000Z (over 12 years ago)
Default Branch: v5
Last Pushed: 2026-03-28T17:10:20.000Z (3 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-06-11T23:06:06.570Z (9 days ago)
Topics: golang
Language: Go
Homepage:
Size: 143 KB
Stars: 4,015
Watchers: 29
Forks: 215
Open Issues: 0
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE

Owner metadata:

Name: Cenk Altı
Login: cenkalti
Email:
Kind: user
Description:
Website: https://cenkalti.com
Location: Toronto
Twitter:
Company:
Icon url: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/661618?u=55810a5a4c53c22c6e1ac2dd8327f5a5e421b0bc&v=4
Repositories: 158
Last Synced at: 2026-03-10T01:15:43.561Z
Profile URL: https://github.com/cenkalti

GitHub Events

Total

Commit comment event: 1
Create event: 7
Delete event: 2
Fork event: 24
Issue comment event: 84
Issues event: 60
Pull request event: 12
Pull request review comment event: 3
Pull request review event: 4
Push event: 25
Watch event: 370
Total: 592

Last Year

Create event: 1
Delete event: 1
Fork event: 7
Issue comment event: 5
Issues event: 5
Pull request event: 4
Push event: 3
Watch event: 111
Total: 137

Committers metadata

Last synced: 3 days ago

Total Commits: 161
Total Committers: 36
Avg Commits per committer: 4.472
Development Distribution Score (DDS): 0.323

Commits in past year: 11
Committers in past year: 4
Avg Commits per committer in past year: 2.75
Development Distribution Score (DDS) in past year: 0.455

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Arnaud Le Blanc	a**b@g**m	3
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Samani G. Gikandi	s**i@g**m	2
Ory Band	o**d@g**m	2
Josh Soref	2****f	2
Fatih Arslan	f**n@g**m	2
Nelz	n**z@o**o	2
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Nicolae Vartolomei	n**v@k**m	1
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Dom Parfitt	d**t@c**m	1
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Youfu Zhang	1****u	1
Yash Bhutwala	y**2@b**u	1
Venkat	v**u@s**m	1
Tobias Kaupat	t**l@n**e	1
Sufiyan Mirza	s**m@w**m	1
Steven Littiebrant	i**x@g**m	1
Steven Erenst	s**t@g**m	1
Steven Allen	s**n@s**m	1
Robbie Vanbrabant	r**t@g**m	1
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Issue and Pull Request metadata

Last synced: about 2 months ago

Total issues: 101
Total pull requests: 53
Average time to close issues: 5 months
Average time to close pull requests: 27 days
Total issue authors: 87
Total pull request authors: 44
Average comments per issue: 2.18
Average comments per pull request: 1.62
Merged pull request: 33
Bot issues: 0
Bot pull requests: 0

Past year issues: 14
Past year pull requests: 7
Past year average time to close issues: 19 days
Past year average time to close pull requests: about 1 month
Past year issue authors: 11
Past year pull request authors: 6
Past year average comments per issue: 1.71
Past year average comments per pull request: 1.43
Past year merged pull request: 4
Past year bot issues: 0
Past year bot pull requests: 0

More stats: https://issues.ecosyste.ms/repositories/lookup?url=https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff

Top Issue Authors

andig (4)
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Jonathan-Landeed (2)
MattCosturos (2)
slnt (2)
VinceDeslo (1)
sgg (1)
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Top Pull Request Authors

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pjebs (2)
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nelz9999 (2)
alexandear (2)
astak16 (2)
MattCosturos (2)
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cenkalti (2)
DomParfitt (1)
dvrkps (1)
TonPC64 (1)
Oppodelldog (1)
kubahorak (1)
hpidcock (1)

Top Issue Labels

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bug (3)
v4 (2)
enhancement (1)
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Top Pull Request Labels

v4 (2)

Package metadata

Total packages: 26
Total downloads: unknown
Total docker downloads: 38,398,883,203
Total dependent packages: 31,145 (may contain duplicates)
Total dependent repositories: 58,641 (may contain duplicates)
Total versions: 106

proxy.golang.org: github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4

Package backoff implements backoff algorithms for retrying operations.

Homepage: https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff
Documentation: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4#section-documentation
Licenses: MIT
Latest release: v4.3.0 (published over 2 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-06-19T00:00:39.282Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 10
Dependent Packages: 16,728
Dependent Repositories: 22,312
Docker Downloads: 29,608,133,193
Rankings:
- Docker downloads count: 0.014%
- Dependent packages count: 0.021%
- Dependent repos count: 0.042%
- Average: 0.683%
- Stargazers count: 1.275%
- Forks count: 2.062%

proxy.golang.org: github.com/cenkalti/backoff

Package backoff implements backoff algorithms for retrying operations.

Homepage: https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff
Documentation: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/cenkalti/backoff#section-documentation
Licenses: MIT
Latest release: v2.2.1+incompatible (published almost 7 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-06-19T11:47:45.888Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 7
Dependent Packages: 10,815
Dependent Repositories: 30,189
Docker Downloads: 6,340,703,279
Rankings:
- Dependent packages count: 0.019%
- Dependent repos count: 0.033%
- Docker downloads count: 0.063%
- Average: 0.703%
- Stargazers count: 1.292%
- Forks count: 2.107%

proxy.golang.org: github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v3

Package backoff implements backoff algorithms for retrying operations.

Homepage: https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff
Documentation: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v3#section-documentation
Licenses: MIT
Latest release: v3.2.2 (published over 6 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-06-19T01:01:20.978Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 7
Dependent Packages: 3,276
Dependent Repositories: 5,374
Docker Downloads: 2,346,993,015
Rankings:
- Dependent packages count: 0.073%
- Docker downloads count: 0.094%
- Dependent repos count: 0.109%
- Average: 0.735%
- Stargazers count: 1.292%
- Forks count: 2.107%

proxy.golang.org: gopkg.in/cenkalti/backoff.v1

Package backoff implements backoff algorithms for retrying operations.

Homepage: https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff
Documentation: https://pkg.go.dev/gopkg.in/cenkalti/backoff.v1#section-documentation
Licenses: MIT
Latest release: v1.1.0 (published almost 9 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-06-19T18:00:48.474Z (about 24 hours ago)
Versions: 2
Dependent Packages: 291
Dependent Repositories: 331
Docker Downloads: 93,400,952
Rankings:
- Dependent packages count: 0.253%
- Dependent repos count: 0.369%
- Docker downloads count: 0.663%
- Average: 0.917%
- Stargazers count: 1.264%
- Forks count: 2.039%

proxy.golang.org: gopkg.in/cenkalti/backoff.v2

Package backoff implements backoff algorithms for retrying operations.

Homepage: https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff
Documentation: https://pkg.go.dev/gopkg.in/cenkalti/backoff.v2#section-documentation
Licenses: MIT
Latest release: v2.2.1 (published almost 7 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-06-19T13:59:08.306Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 5
Dependent Packages: 35
Dependent Repositories: 435
Docker Downloads: 8,202,280
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.334%
- Docker downloads count: 0.436%
- Dependent packages count: 0.813%
- Average: 0.996%
- Stargazers count: 1.292%
- Forks count: 2.107%

proxy.golang.org: github.com/Cenkalti/backoff/v4

Homepage:
Documentation: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/Cenkalti/backoff/v4#section-documentation
Licenses: mit
Latest release: v4.3.0 (published over 2 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-06-11T23:01:53.975Z (9 days ago)
Versions: 10
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Stargazers count: 1.322%
- Forks count: 2.224%
- Average: 3.559%
- Dependent packages count: 5.171%
- Dependent repos count: 5.518%

proxy.golang.org: github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v6

Package backoff implements backoff algorithms for retrying operations.

Homepage: https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff
Documentation: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v6#section-documentation
Licenses: MIT
Latest release: v6.0.1 (published 4 days ago)
Last Synced: 2026-06-17T13:43:46.641Z (3 days ago)
Versions: 2
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent packages count: 4.672%
- Average: 4.829%
- Dependent repos count: 4.986%

proxy.golang.org: github.com/cenkalti/Backoff/v4

Homepage:
Documentation: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/cenkalti/Backoff/v4#section-documentation
Licenses: mit
Latest release: v4.3.0 (published over 2 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-06-11T23:01:55.601Z (9 days ago)
Versions: 10
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent packages count: 4.836%
- Average: 4.998%
- Dependent repos count: 5.161%

proxy.golang.org: github.com/cenkalti/backOff/v3

Homepage:
Documentation: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/cenkalti/backOff/v3#section-documentation
Licenses: mit
Latest release: v3.2.2 (published over 6 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-06-11T23:01:51.699Z (9 days ago)
Versions: 7
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent packages count: 5.536%
- Average: 5.721%
- Dependent repos count: 5.907%

proxy.golang.org: github.com/cenkalti/backOff/v5

Homepage:
Documentation: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/cenkalti/backOff/v5#section-documentation
Licenses: mit
Latest release: v5.0.3 (published 11 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-06-11T23:01:53.564Z (9 days ago)
Versions: 5
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent packages count: 5.7%
- Average: 5.891%
- Dependent repos count: 6.082%

proxy.golang.org: github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v5

Package backoff implements backoff algorithms for retrying operations.

Homepage: https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff
Documentation: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v5#section-documentation
Licenses: MIT
Latest release: v5.0.3 (published 11 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-06-18T02:02:51.923Z (3 days ago)
Versions: 5
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Docker Downloads: 1,450,484
Rankings:
- Dependent packages count: 5.897%
- Average: 6.094%
- Dependent repos count: 6.292%

proxy.golang.org: github.com/Cenkalti/backoff

Package backoff implements backoff algorithms for retrying operations.

Homepage: https://github.com/Cenkalti/backoff
Documentation: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/Cenkalti/backoff#section-documentation
Licenses: MIT
Latest release: v2.2.1+incompatible (published almost 7 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-06-11T23:01:52.871Z (9 days ago)
Versions: 7
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent packages count: 6.088%
- Average: 6.292%
- Dependent repos count: 6.495%

proxy.golang.org: github.com/cenkalti/backOff/v4

Homepage:
Documentation: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/cenkalti/backOff/v4#section-documentation
Licenses: mit
Latest release: v4.3.0 (published over 2 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-06-11T23:01:57.803Z (9 days ago)
Versions: 10
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent packages count: 6.999%
- Average: 8.173%
- Dependent repos count: 9.346%

proxy.golang.org: github.com/cenkalti/backOff

Package backoff implements backoff algorithms for retrying operations.

Homepage: https://github.com/cenkalti/backOff
Documentation: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/cenkalti/backOff#section-documentation
Licenses: MIT
Latest release: v2.2.1+incompatible (published almost 7 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-06-11T23:01:51.201Z (9 days ago)
Versions: 7
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent packages count: 6.999%
- Average: 8.173%
- Dependent repos count: 9.346%

ubuntu-24.10: golang-github-cenkalti-backoff

Homepage: https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff
Licenses: mit
Latest release: 4.3.0-1 (published 4 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-08T15:04:26.811Z (3 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%

debian-12: golang-github-cenkalti-backoff

Homepage: https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff
Documentation: https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/golang-github-cenkalti-backoff
Licenses: mit
Latest release: 4.1.3-1 (published 4 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-12T23:08:54.606Z (3 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%

debian-11: golang-github-cenkalti-backoff

Homepage: https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff
Documentation: https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/golang-github-cenkalti-backoff
Licenses: mit
Latest release: 3.1.1-1 (published 4 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-14T15:33:18.036Z (3 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%

guix: go-github-com-cenkalti-backoff-v4

The exponential backoff algorithm in Go

Homepage: https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff
Documentation: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/tree/gnu/packages/golang-web.scm#n2922
Licenses: expat
Latest release: 4.3.0 (published 4 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-04-07T02:02:13.020Z (2 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%

guix: go-github-com-cenkalti-backoff-v5

The exponential backoff algorithm in Go

Homepage: https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff
Documentation: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/tree/gnu/packages/golang-web.scm#n2956
Licenses: mit
Latest release: 5.0.2 (published 4 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-04-07T01:02:01.950Z (2 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%

debian-10: golang-github-cenkalti-backoff

Homepage: https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff
Documentation: https://packages.debian.org/buster/golang-github-cenkalti-backoff
Licenses: mit
Latest release: 2.0.0-1 (published 4 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-14T05:03:47.874Z (3 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%

debian-13: golang-github-cenkalti-backoff

Homepage: https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff
Documentation: https://packages.debian.org/trixie/golang-github-cenkalti-backoff
Licenses: mit
Latest release: 4.3.0-1 (published 4 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-13T11:12:49.334Z (3 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%

ubuntu-23.04: golang-github-cenkalti-backoff

Homepage: https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff
Licenses: mit
Latest release: 4.1.3-1 (published 4 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-12T08:05:05.597Z (3 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%

ubuntu-24.04: golang-github-cenkalti-backoff

Homepage: https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff
Licenses: mit
Latest release: 4.2.1-1 (published 5 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-05T17:07:48.188Z (4 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%

ubuntu-22.04: golang-github-cenkalti-backoff

Homepage: https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff
Licenses: mit
Latest release: 4.1.0-2 (published 4 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-07T03:38:20.982Z (4 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%

ubuntu-20.04: golang-github-cenkalti-backoff

Homepage: https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff
Licenses: mit
Latest release: 3.1.1-1 (published 4 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-08T02:56:35.362Z (3 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%

ubuntu-23.10: golang-github-cenkalti-backoff

Homepage: https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff
Licenses: mit
Latest release: 4.2.1-1 (published 4 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-10T03:10:51.172Z (3 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%

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