lightning
v0.2.2 GrowingA Complete Bitcoin Lightning Library in Rust. Handles the core functionality of the Lightning Network, allowing clients to implement custom wallet, chain interactions, storage and network logic without enforcing a specific runtime.
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (1.5K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
79.5K downloads in the last 30 days (2.6K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
1.5K crates depend on lightning. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
This crate is maintained by a team (2 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
Despite being 8+ years old, lightning hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Notable dependents include lightning-net-tokio, lightning-background-processor, lightning-rapid-gossip-sync, lightning-persister, lightning-block-sync. When high-quality crates choose lightning, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["std", "grind_signatures"]
