futures-channel
v0.3.32 GrowingChannels for asynchronous communication using futures-rs.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 40d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (7.2K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (33KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
42.1M downloads in the last 30 days (1.4M/day), up 25% from the previous period.
7.2K crates depend on futures-channel. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 63 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 8+ years old, futures-channel hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 32KB, futures-channel is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include hyper, futures-util, futures, reqwest, js-sys. When high-quality crates choose futures-channel, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["std"]
