bindgen
v0.72.1 GrowingAutomatically generates Rust FFI bindings to C and C++ libraries.
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (20.9K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (3 owners)
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Deep Insights
19.3M downloads in the last 30 days (642.4K/day), up 11% from the previous period.
20.9K crates depend on bindgen — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
This crate is maintained by a team (3 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
Despite being 11+ years old, bindgen hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Notable dependents include openssl-sys, zstd-sys, libsqlite3-sys, aws-lc-sys, librocksdb-sys. When high-quality crates choose bindgen, it's a strong quality signal.
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default =["logging", "prettyplease", "runtime"]
