libpulse-sys
v1.23.0 GrowingFFI bindings for the PulseAudio libpulse system library.
Quick Verdict
- โStable API (1.x for 10+ years)
- โTrusted by 214 crates
- โPermissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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232.2K downloads in the last 30 days (7.7K/day), up 14% from the previous period.
214 crates depend on libpulse-sys. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 10 years with 48 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 36KB, libpulse-sys is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include libpulse-binding, libpulse-simple-binding, libpulse-simple-sys, libpulse-mainloop-glib-sys, tinyaudio. When high-quality crates choose libpulse-sys, it's a strong quality signal.
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