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async-process

v2.5.0 Growing

Async interface for working with processes

Apache-2.0 OR MIT Edition 2021 MSRV 1.71
AsynchronousOperating systems #command#spawn#process#subprocess#child

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Stable API (2.x for 6+ years)
  • โœ“Massive adoption (1.2K crates depend on it)
  • โœ“Team maintained (2 owners)
  • โœ“Permissive license (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)

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Downloads
84.4M
Dependents
1.2K
Releases
28
Size
28KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

5.8M downloads in the last 30 days (193.3K/day), up 15% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

1.2K crates depend on async-process. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 118 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Stable for 6+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 6 years with 28 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Compact crate

At 27KB, async-process is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include async-std, zbus, smol, nftables, nftables-async. When high-quality crates choose async-process, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 11/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 17/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 19/20

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
162K/day avg+50%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v2.3.0
31%
v1.8.1
23%
v1.7.0
19%
v2.5.0
16%
v2.4.0
11%

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Maintainers

Dependencies
13
direct dependencies
Dependents
1.2K
crates depend on async-process

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