RUSTSEC-2025-0012: `backoff` is unmaintained.
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Description
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Package | backoff |
| Version | 0.4.0 |
| Warning | unmaintained |
| URL | https://github.com/ihrwein/backoff/issues/66 |
| Patched Versions | n/a |
The backoff crate is no longer actively maintained. For exponential backoffs/retrying, you can use the backon crate.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No source file or test is named. Start by locating the backoff 0.4.0 dependency and its usages in the SDK, then review the suggested backon crate and affected retry paths. Done means the unmaintained dependency is no longer used and the relevant behavior remains covered by the existing checks.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 40/100