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+# pgboss-rs
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+[![Crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/pgboss.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/pgboss)
+[![Documentation](https://docs.rs/faktory/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/pgboss/)
+[![Codecov](https://codecov.io/github/rustworthy/pgboss-rs/coverage.svg?branch=main)](https://codecov.io/gh/rustworthy/pgboss-rs)
+[![dependency status](https://deps.rs/repo/github/rustworthy/pgboss-rs/status.svg)](https://deps.rs/repo/github/rustworthy/pgboss-rs)
+
+Queueing jobs in Postgres from Rust like a boss. [PgBoss](https://github.com/timgit/pg-boss)-compatible.