libevent
v0.2.0 GrowingRust bindings to the libevent async I/O framework
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 74d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (16KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
11.0K downloads in the last 30 days (366/day), up 177% from the previous period.
Despite being 5+ years old, libevent 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 16KB, libevent is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include bitcoin-imports, bitcoin-support, bitcoin-test, bitcoin-http, bitcoin-cli. When high-quality crates choose libevent, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["pkgconfig", "openssl", "threading", "buildtime_bindgen"]
