macOS
brew install wait4xlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / Rang 9181
Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für wait4x in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
brew install wait4xlocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo apk add wait4xAlpine Linux edge package indexes · wait4x · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
nix profile install nixpkgs#wait4xnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/wa/wait4x/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com
sudo zypper install wait4xopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · wait4x · Quelle: download.opensuse.org
scoop install extras/wait4xScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/wait4x.json · Quelle: api.github.com
Überblick
Wait for a port or a service to enter the requested state
Verlauf
Wait4X is a Go-based readiness-waiting tool for scripts, CI jobs, containers, and local development. Its job is deliberately narrow: block until a port, protocol endpoint, database, message broker, or other service reaches the expected state, then optionally run a command.
The GitHub repository was created on November 1, 2019, and GitHub release metadata shows v0.1.0 published on February 8, 2020. The project later adopted the `wait4x.dev/v3` module path and documents itself as a lightweight, zero-dependency tool for modern infrastructure readiness checks.
By 2025 the release series had reached v3.6.0, and the README described a broader surface than simple TCP waiting: TCP, HTTP, DNS, Redis, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, RabbitMQ, InfluxDB, Temporal, reverse checks, parallel checks, exponential backoff, and command execution after checks.
Wait4X lives in the same operational niche as `wait-for-it`, `dockerize`, Kubernetes readiness checks, and ad hoc shell loops, but its pitch is one static cross-platform binary with service-aware checks. As of July 2, 2026, GitHub API metadata showed about 1,339 stars and 54 forks, which is meaningful adoption for a focused infrastructure CLI.
Typical usage is inline in automation: `wait4x tcp localhost:5432`, `wait4x http https://example.com/health --expect-status-code 200`, or `wait4x postgresql postgres://...` before a test suite or startup script continues. The README also shows multiple targets checked in parallel and an `--invert-check` mode for waiting until a service becomes unavailable.
Because it can run a command after readiness succeeds, Wait4X often replaces a shell loop in Docker entrypoints, CI workflow steps, and local scripts where a database, cache, broker, or API needs to be up before the next process starts.
Its package-nerd significance is the consolidation of many tiny readiness patterns into one binary. It does not define a protocol or framework, but it is useful glue in the places where package managers, containers, and CI systems expose race conditions between service startup and test execution.
Sicherheitslage
Für wait4x wurde kein passendes lokales Secret-Handling-Manifest gefunden. Nucleus-Paketmetadaten bleiben hier veröffentlicht, damit künftige Abdeckung eine stabile Paket-URL hat.
Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.
Executables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
wait4x | Executable | indexiertes Executable | Aus dem lokalen Executable-Index erkannt. |
Aktualität
Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.
Installationsmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:wait4x |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.6.0 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://wait4x.dev |
| Repository | https://github.com/wait4x/wait4x |
| Zuletzt aktualisiert | 2026-05-09T15:13:04Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | nicht erfasst |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
Source-Datenbank-Treffer
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
wait4x
nix profile install nixpkgs#wait4xwait4x 3.6.0-r3
Wait4X allows you to wait for a port or a service to enter the requested state
sudo apk add wait4xwait4x-bash-completion 3.6.0-r3
Bash completions for wait4x
sudo apk add wait4x-bash-completionwait4x-doc 3.6.0-r3
Wait4X allows you to wait for a port or a service to enter the requested state (documentation)
sudo apk add wait4x-docwait4x-fish-completion 3.6.0-r3
Fish completions for wait4x
sudo apk add wait4x-fish-completionwait4x-zsh-completion 3.6.0-r3
Zsh completions for wait4x
sudo apk add wait4x-zsh-completionwait4x 3.6.0-1.6
Wait for a port or a service to enter the requested state
https://github.com/wait4x/wait4x
sudo zypper install wait4xextras/wait4x
scoop install extras/wait4xQuellspur
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