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gpiod-core

v0.3.0 Growing

Linux GPIO character device interfacing

MIT Edition 2021
Operating systemsOperating systems::Linux APIs #linux#ioctl#gpio#libgpiod#chardev

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 1+ year
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (14KB, 3 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
276.0K
Dependents
15
Releases
5
Size
14KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

19.8K downloads in the last 30 days (659/day), up 45% from the previous period.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 52 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 3+ years old, gpiod-core hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 14KB, gpiod-core is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include tokio-gpiod, gpiod, async-std-gpiod, async-gpiod. When high-quality crates choose gpiod-core, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 4/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 17/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 9/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 6/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 10/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
465/day avg+103%
05001K2K12/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.3.0
52%
v0.2.3
46%
v0.2.1
1%
v0.2.2
1%
v0.2.0
0%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
15
crates depend on gpiod-core

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