DEPRECATED rubygems.org now has reverse dependencies https://rubygems.org/gems/parallel/reverse_dependencies

Install

sudo gem install gem-dependent

Usage

The first run can take looooong, but after the caches are filled, its pretty fast. Checking all versions will take significantly longer.

gem dependent my_gem

--source URL                 Query this source (e.g. http://rubygems.org)
--no-progress                Do not show progress
--fetch-limit N              Fetch specs for max N gems (for fast debugging)
--parallel N                 Make N requests in parallel (default 15)
--all-versions               Check against all versions of gems
--type                       Only look for dependents matching the listed type(s) (default is runtime and development)

Output

gem dependent my_gem --source http://rubygems.org
other_gem >= 1.2.1
even_more = 0.0.1

gem dependent XXX --source http://rubygems.org --no-progress | wc -l

# Fun-facts from 2010-11-03
bundler: 263
activesupport: 983
activerecord: 566

hoe: 1454
jeweler: 234
echoe: 85

nokogiri: 516
hpricot: 297

TODO

• include nested dependencies (a > b > c --> a = [b,c])
• add tests for cli interface
• add --type development support

Authors

Contributors

• Christopher Patuzzo
• Jonathan Bush

Michael Grosser
michael@grosse.it
License: MIT