async-std
v1.13.2 GrowingDeprecated in favor of `smol` - Async version of the Rust standard library
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 6+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (24.2K crates depend on it)
- !Heavy dependency tree (28 direct deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
3.5M downloads in the last 30 days (115.2K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
24.2K crates depend on async-std — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 6 years with 38 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
28 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
Notable dependents include combine, io-lifetimes, flume, quinn, futures-timer. When high-quality crates choose async-std, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["std", "async-global-executor", "async-io", "futures-lite", "kv-log-macro", "log", "pin-project-lite", "gloo-timers"]
