c-ares
v12.0.0 StableA Rust wrapper for the c-ares library, for asynchronous DNS requests.
Quick Verdict
- โStable API (12.x for 10+ years)
- โPermissive license (MIT)
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5.2K downloads in the last 30 days (173/day), up 5% from the previous period.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 10 years with 66 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 29KB, c-ares is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include c-ares-resolver, qiniu-http-client, hyper-http-connector. When high-quality crates choose c-ares, it's a strong quality signal.
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