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i3_ipc

v0.16.0 Growing

For communicating with i3 over it's IPC interface synchronously

MIT Edition 2021

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 3+ years
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (4KB, 3 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

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Downloads
26.7K
Dependents
27
Releases
14
Size
4KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

215 downloads in the last 30 days (7/day), up 14% from the previous period.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 6+ years old, i3_ipc 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 4KB, i3_ipc is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include i3quitdialog, i3-autolayout, i3-open-next-ws. When high-quality crates choose i3_ipc, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 5/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 12/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 10/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 5/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 10/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
7/day avg-15%
051015202512/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.16.0
31%
v0.15.0
27%
v0.14.0
23%
v0.11.0
9%
v0.5.0
9%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
27
crates depend on i3_ipc

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