nats
v0.26.0 GrowingA Rust NATS client (deprecated — use async-nats instead)
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 67d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 332 crates
- !Heavy dependency tree (36 direct deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
12.9K downloads in the last 30 days (431/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
332 crates depend on nats. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 140 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 10+ years old, nats hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
36 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
Notable dependents include wascc-host, zawk, stan, printnanny-gst-plugin, kooka_lib_messenger. When high-quality crates choose nats, it's a strong quality signal.
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