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Run and manage background processes. Version 0.15.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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macOS

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brew install hapless

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overview

Package summary

Run and manage background processes

Commands and aliases

  • hap

history

Project history and usage

hapless is a small Python CLI for launching and tracking background processes. It wraps the common shell need to detach long-running jobs, keep logs, and check status later.

Project history

The author introduced hapless in a 2022-11-13 post as a Python project for running and tracking background processes more conveniently than raw shell job-control patterns. The README defines the tool as the simplest way of running and tracking processes in the background.

Adoption history

The official README documents installation with uv, pipx, pip, and Homebrew. That is a narrow but useful adoption surface for Python-oriented command-line users who want a lightweight process runner rather than a full supervisor.

How it is used

The main command pattern is `hap run -- <command>`, followed by `hap`, `hap status`, `hap logs`, `hap pause`, `hap resume`, `hap signal`, and `hap clean` for monitoring and lifecycle actions. The blog post emphasizes detached execution, output redirection, generated IDs, custom names, and later log inspection.

Why package nerds care

hapless occupies the gap between ad hoc `nohup`/shell job control and full process managers such as Supervisor. It is package-manager-interesting mostly because it gives a short, memorable executable, `hap`, to a common local-automation task without requiring a service manager.

Timeline

  • 2022-11-13: Author blog post introduces hapless as a recently developed Python project.
  • 2020s: Official README documents uv, pipx, pip, and Homebrew installation paths.

Related projects

  • The README explicitly points users to Rich for console UI ideas and Supervisor as the full-fledged process-manager alternative.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

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hapcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.15.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://bmwant.link/hapless-easily-run-and-manage-background-processes/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:hapless
Version0.15.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/hapless
Homepagehttps://bmwant.link/hapless-easily-run-and-manage-background-processes/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/bmwant/hapless
Upstream docshttps://bmwant.link/hapless-easily-run-and-manage-background-processes
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/2c/ab/a5c875f00927421371c9c36849030ba84dc171e7157575fd85126e893064/hapless-0.15.1.tar.gz
Dependenciespython@3.14
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namehapless
Version Scheme0
Revision1
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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  • gruyereShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, process-management, python, system.
  • supervisorShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, process-management, python, system.
  • cpulimitShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, process-management, system.
  • daemonShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, process-management, system.
  • daemonizeShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, process-management, system.
  • detachShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, process-management, system.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment