dlopen
v0.1.8 GrowingLibrary for opening and operating on dynamic link libraries (also known as shared objects or shared libraries). This is a modern and more flexible alternative to the already existing libraries like libloading or sharedlib
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 6+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (1.3K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
239.9K downloads in the last 30 days (8.0K/day), up 24% from the previous period.
1.3K crates depend on dlopen. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
dlopen has only 1 owner despite 1.3K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 8+ years old, dlopen hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 29KB, dlopen is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include mozangle, test-cdylib, yamlscript, waffles-solana-perf, streamduck-core. When high-quality crates choose dlopen, it's a strong quality signal.
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