dbus
v0.9.12 GrowingBindings to D-Bus, which is a bus commonly used on Linux for inter-process communication.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 10d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (1.7K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0/MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
3.5M downloads in the last 30 days (118.0K/day), up 13% from the previous period.
1.7K crates depend on dbus. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
dbus has only 1 owner despite 1.7K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 11+ years old, dbus hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Notable dependents include tao, notify-rust, dbus-secret-service, dbus-crossroads, dbus-tokio. When high-quality crates choose dbus, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
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Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
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