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capnp-rpc

v0.25.0 Growing

implementation of the Cap'n Proto remote procedure call protocol

MIT Edition 2021

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 77d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 158 crates
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (101KB, 3 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
3.7M
Dependents
158
Releases
93
Size
101KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

57.3K downloads in the last 30 days (1.9K/day), up 5% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

158 crates depend on capnp-rpc. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 11+ years old, capnp-rpc 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 sequoia-ipc, distill-loader, distill-daemon, assemblylift-core-iomod, rain_core. When high-quality crates choose capnp-rpc, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 15/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 14/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 9/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 13/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
2K/day avg-5%
01K2K3K4K5K12/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.17.0
63%
v0.14.1
20%
v0.21.0
9%
v0.18.0
5%
v0.20.3
3%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
158
crates depend on capnp-rpc