alsa-sys
v0.4.0 GrowingFFI bindings for the ALSA project (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture)
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 235 crates
- ✓Team maintained (3 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (36KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
827.2K downloads in the last 30 days (27.6K/day), up 33% from the previous period.
235 crates depend on alsa-sys. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 81 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 11+ years old, alsa-sys hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 35KB, alsa-sys is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include alsa, tinyaudio, rg3d-sound, playback-rs, pnmixer-rs. When high-quality crates choose alsa-sys, it's a strong quality signal.
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