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actix-ws

v0.4.0 Growing

WebSockets for Actix Web, without actors

MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2021 MSRV 1.88
Web programming::WebSocket #streaming#websocket#websockets#web#actix

Quick Verdict

  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 408 crates
  • โœ“Team maintained (3 owners)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
2.6M
Dependents
408
Releases
12
Size
36KB

Deep Insights

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Stable downloads

155.6K downloads in the last 30 days (5.2K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

408 crates depend on actix-ws. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 98 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 6+ years old, actix-ws hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Compact crate

At 35KB, actix-ws is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include axum-test, server_fn, juniper_actix, opentalk-roomserver-types, zero4rs. When high-quality crates choose actix-ws, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 11/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 15/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 17/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
5K/day avg-18%
02K4K6K8K2/263/164/34/215/95/26

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.3.0
72%
v0.2.5
18%
v0.3.1
6%
v0.4.0
4%
v0.1.0
0%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

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README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
15
direct dependencies
Dependents
408
crates depend on actix-ws

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