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napi-sys

v3.2.3 Stable

NodeJS N-API raw binding

MIT Edition 2021 MSRV 1.88
#ffi#nodejs#n-api#napi

Quick Verdict

  • Actively maintained (updated 1d ago)
  • Stable API (3.x for 8+ years)
  • Trusted by 270 crates
  • Tiny footprint (8KB, 1 deps)
  • Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
41.8M
Dependents
270
Releases
36
Size
8KB

Deep Insights

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Stable downloads

4.6M downloads in the last 30 days (152.9K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

270 crates depend on napi-sys. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

Stable for 8+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 8 years with 36 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 8KB, napi-sys is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include napi, napi-h, nanom, yuuang-test-napi, napi-calm-down. When high-quality crates choose napi-sys, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 18/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 24/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 12/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads · last 90 days
130K/day avg-29%
050K100K150K200K4/265/146/16/197/77/24

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v3.2.1
71%
v3.0.0
22%
v3.2.2
4%
v3.0.1
2%
v3.0.0-alpha.3
1%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["dyn-symbols"]

napi1napi2napi3napi4napi5napi6napi7napi8napi9napi10dyn-symbols*experimental

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
1
direct dependencies
Dependents
270
crates depend on napi-sys

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