io-kit-sys
v0.5.0 GrowingBindings to IOKit for macOS
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 214 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (40KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
885.8K downloads in the last 30 days (29.5K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
214 crates depend on io-kit-sys. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 7+ years old, io-kit-sys 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 39KB, io-kit-sys is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include serialport, smbios-lib, nusb, lfs-core, sys_metrics. When high-quality crates choose io-kit-sys, it's a strong quality signal.
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Most downloaded crates that depend on io-kit-sys