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nl80211-ng
v0.5.5 GrowingBasic nl80211 crate for interacting with Netlink / Rtnetlink and manipulating WiFi interfaces.
MIT Edition 2021
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 2+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (22KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Downloads
40.8K
Dependents
0
Releases
28
Size
22KB
Deep Insights
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Steady growth
210 downloads in the last 30 days (7/day), up 18% from the previous period.
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Pre-1.0 for over a year
Despite being 2+ years old, nl80211-ng hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
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Minimal dependencies
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
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Compact crate
At 22KB, nl80211-ng is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 7/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 15/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 1/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 6/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 7/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
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Version Adoption
v0.5.5
56%
v0.5.2
12%
v0.3.1
11%
v0.3.0
10%
v0.2.10
10%
Release Timeline
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Dependencies
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direct dependencies
Dependents
0
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