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libp2p-gossipsub

v0.49.4 Growing

Gossipsub protocol for libp2p

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

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 60d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 239 crates
  • โœ“Team maintained (6 owners)
  • !Heavy dependency tree (27 direct deps)

Security

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Downloads
6.9M
Dependents
239
Releases
52
Size
143KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

382.3K downloads in the last 30 days (12.7K/day), up 5% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

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

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 78 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 6+ years old, libp2p-gossipsub hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Heavy dependency tree

27 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include libp2p, libp2p-metrics, fuel-p2p, informalsystems-malachitebft-network, p2p-net-oura. When high-quality crates choose libp2p-gossipsub, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 16/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 12/25

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
12K/day avg+20%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.46.1
33%
v0.49.2
26%
v0.47.0
19%
v0.48.0
14%
v0.49.4
8%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
27
direct dependencies
Dependents
239
crates depend on libp2p-gossipsub

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