bitcoin-sock
v0.1.19 GrowingLow-level, cross-platform RAII wrapper and utilities for raw OS sockets, mirroring Bitcoin Core networking semantics (send/recv, timeouts, readiness, error classification).
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
598 downloads in the last 30 days (20/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
The primary maintainer publishes 625 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 3+ years old, bitcoin-sock hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Notable dependents include bitcoin-net, bitcoin-sam, bitcoin-proxy, bitcoin-connman, bitcoin-indexed-chain. When high-quality crates choose bitcoin-sock, it's a strong quality signal.
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