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memfile

v0.3.2 Growing

memory backed files using memfd_create with file sealing support

BSD-2-Clause Edition 2021
FilesystemOperating systems::Unix APIs #file#memory#fd#memfd#sealing

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 2+ years
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 144 crates
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (11KB, 2 deps)

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Downloads
348.6K
Dependents
144
Releases
9
Size
11KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

39.9K downloads in the last 30 days (1.3K/day), up 51% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

144 crates depend on memfile. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 67 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 5+ years old, memfile hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 11KB, memfile is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include containers-api, lmutils, fizyr-rpc, flymark, dynamo-llm. When high-quality crates choose memfile, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 4/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 15/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 12/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 7/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 13/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
909/day avg+129%
05001K2K2K3K2/263/164/34/215/95/26

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.3.2
55%
v0.2.1
44%
v0.3.1
1%
v0.2.0
0%
v0.1.3
0%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
2
direct dependencies
Dependents
144
crates depend on memfile

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