openat
v0.1.21 GrowingA wrapper around openat, symlinkat, and similar system calls
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 4+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 225 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (18KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
21.3K downloads in the last 30 days (712/day), up 29% from the previous period.
225 crates depend on openat. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 79 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 9+ years old, openat hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 17KB, openat is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include fb_procfs, cgroupfs, openat-ext, ciruela, fscmp. When high-quality crates choose openat, it's a strong quality signal.
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