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libp2p-plaintext

v0.43.0 Growing

Plaintext encryption dummy protocol for libp2p

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

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 1+ year
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 145 crates
  • โœ“Team maintained (6 owners)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
4.1M
Dependents
145
Releases
50
Size
18KB

Deep Insights

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Download decline

103.2K downloads in the last 30 days, down 24% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.

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Moderate adoption

145 crates depend on libp2p-plaintext. 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 7+ years old, libp2p-plaintext hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Compact crate

At 17KB, libp2p-plaintext is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include libp2p, libp2p-mplex, libp2p-relay, libp2p-swarm-test, libp2p-dcutr. When high-quality crates choose libp2p-plaintext, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 9/25

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
3K/day avg-58%
02K4K6K4/265/146/16/197/77/24

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.43.0
46%
v0.41.0
28%
v0.42.0
14%
v0.38.0
7%
v0.40.0
5%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
11
direct dependencies
Dependents
145
crates depend on libp2p-plaintext

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