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capnp

v0.25.2 Growing

runtime library for Cap'n Proto data encoding

MIT Edition 2021 MSRV 1.81.0
#encoding#protocol#serialization

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 15d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Massive adoption (1.4K crates depend on it)
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (150KB, 3 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
10.5M
Dependents
1.4K
Releases
197
Size
150KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

788.6K downloads in the last 30 days (26.3K/day), up 36% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

1.4K crates depend on capnp. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Single maintainer risk

capnp has only 1 owner despite 1.4K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern โ€” consider the implications for long-term support.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 11+ years old, capnp hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include capnpc, capnp-futures, capnp-rpc, rustfbp, sequoia-ipc. When high-quality crates choose capnp, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 18/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 17/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 12/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 15/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
19K/day avg+109%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.17.2
42%
v0.20.6
18%
v0.25.0
15%
v0.18.13
15%
v0.20.3
10%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["std", "alloc"]

std*alloc*rpc_tryunalignedsync_reader

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
1.4K
crates depend on capnp

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