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netlink-sys

v0.8.8 Growing

netlink sockets, with optional integration with tokio

MIT Edition 2021
#linux#ip#netlink

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 65d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 586 crates
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
22.8M
Dependents
586
Releases
17
Size
23KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

1.9M downloads in the last 30 days (62.7K/day), up 24% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

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

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 7+ years old, netlink-sys hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Compact crate

At 23KB, netlink-sys is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include netlink-packet-route, netlink-proto, rtnetlink, if-watch, syd. When high-quality crates choose netlink-sys, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 15/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 15/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 15/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 10/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
50K/day avg+65%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.8.5
36%
v0.8.7
36%
v0.8.6
19%
v0.8.8
6%
v0.8.3
4%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

mio_socketsmol_sockettokio_socket

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
11
direct dependencies
Dependents
586
crates depend on netlink-sys

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