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The backoff crate is no longer actively maintained.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
Start by locating the SDK's dependency declarations and usages of the backoff crate, then compare the required API with backon. Run the relevant Rust test suite after replacing the unmaintained dependency; done means the SDK no longer uses backoff and its tests pass.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100