curl-sys
v0.4.90+curl-8.21.0 GrowingNative bindings to the libcurl library
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 14d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 511 crates
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
1.6M downloads in the last 30 days (54.9K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
511 crates depend on curl-sys. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 207 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 11+ years old, curl-sys hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Notable dependents include curl, rdkafka-sys, isahc, cargo, zellij-utils. When high-quality crates choose curl-sys, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["ssl"]