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pipe_watcher
v2.1.2 GrowingA pipe reader and writer for the terminal. Made for use with the ipipe Rust library.
MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2018
API bindingsFilesystemOperating systems::Unix APIsOperating systems::Windows APIs #terminal#cli#pipe#fifo#ipc
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 4+ years
- ✓Stable API (2.x for 5+ years)
- ✓Tiny footprint (4KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Downloads
15.1K
Dependents
0
Releases
12
Size
4KB
Deep Insights
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Strong growth momentum
16 downloads in the last 30 days (1/day), up 33% from the previous period.
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Stable for 5+ years
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 5 years with 12 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
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Minimal dependencies
Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
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Compact crate
At 4KB, pipe_watcher is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 4/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 21/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 6/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 5/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 12/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
0/day avg+9%
Version Adoption
v2.1.2
26%
v2.1.1
19%
v2.1.0
19%
v2.0.6
18%
v2.0.5
18%
Release Timeline
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Feature Flags
default =["getch"]
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Dependencies
2
direct dependencies
Dependents
0
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