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dnssector

v0.2.14 Growing

A very fast library to parse, validate, create and mangle DNS packets

ISC Edition 2018

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 1+ year
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes

Security

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Downloads
81.8K
Dependents
39
Releases
18
Size
42KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

1.7K downloads in the last 30 days (57/day), up 28% from the previous period.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 139 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 7+ years old, dnssector hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Compact crate

At 41KB, dnssector is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include dnsclient, bgpexplorer, dnsclientx, kres. When high-quality crates choose dnssector, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 5/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 15/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 5/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 6/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 9/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
66/day avg-55%
010020030012/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.2.14
42%
v0.2.13
31%
v0.2.12
11%
v0.2.11
11%
v0.2.0
5%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
8
direct dependencies
Dependents
39
crates depend on dnssector