kqueue

4.9M downloads in the last 30 days, down 23% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 9 years with 20 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

At 28KB, kqueue is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include notify, rolldown-notify, notify-fork, desed, vstorage. When high-quality crates choose kqueue, it's a strong quality signal.