kube
v4.0.0 StableKubernetes client and async controller runtime
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 27d ago)
- ✓Stable API (4.x for 7+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (12.2K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
4.0M downloads in the last 30 days (133.6K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
12.2K crates depend on kube — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
This crate is maintained by a team (2 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 7 years with 132 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 31KB, kube is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include kube-core, kube-client, kube-runtime, kube-derive, testcontainers-modules. When high-quality crates choose kube, it's a strong quality signal.
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default =["client", "rustls-tls", "ring"]
