getifaddrs
v0.6.2 GrowingA cross-platform library for retrieving network interface addresses and indices (getifaddrs, if_nametoindex, if_indextoname).
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 15d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (19KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
134.2K downloads in the last 30 days (4.5K/day), up 20% from the previous period.
Despite being 1+ years old, getifaddrs hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 19KB, getifaddrs is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include tun-rs, gst-plugin-threadshare, fast-down, oxy-upnp-igd, maestro-rs. When high-quality crates choose getifaddrs, it's a strong quality signal.
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