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libp2p-dns

v0.44.0 Growing

DNS transport implementation for libp2p

MIT Edition 2021 MSRV 1.83.0
AsynchronousNetwork programming #networking#peer-to-peer#libp2p

Quick Verdict

  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 165 crates
  • โœ“Team maintained (6 owners)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
13.4M
Dependents
165
Releases
50
Size
26KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

721.4K downloads in the last 30 days (24.0K/day), up 23% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

165 crates depend on libp2p-dns. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 81 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 7+ years old, libp2p-dns hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Compact crate

At 25KB, libp2p-dns is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include libp2p, libp2p-websocket, fuel-p2p, libp2p-perf, p2p-net-oura. When high-quality crates choose libp2p-dns, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 10/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 13/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 17/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
19K/day avg+60%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.42.0
34%
v0.39.0
24%
v0.40.1
17%
v0.44.0
13%
v0.41.1
12%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
11
direct dependencies
Dependents
165
crates depend on libp2p-dns

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