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pnet_base

v0.35.0 Growing

Fundamental base types and code used by pnet.

MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2021
Network programming #networking#ethernet

Quick Verdict

  • βœ•Not updated for 1+ year
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • βœ“Trusted by 180 crates
  • βœ“Team maintained (5 owners)
  • βœ“Tiny footprint (10KB, 3 deps)

Security

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Downloads
17.8M
Dependents
180
Releases
19
Size
10KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

1.7M downloads in the last 30 days (58.2K/day), up 69% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

180 crates depend on pnet_base. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Team maintained

This crate is maintained by a team (5 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 8+ years old, pnet_base 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 10KB, pnet_base is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Notable yanked versions

11% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include pnet_macros_support, pnet_packet, pnet_datalink, pnet, pnet_transport. When high-quality crates choose pnet_base, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 5/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 13/25

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 Β· last 90 days
39K/day avg+113%
050K100K150K12/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.35.0
52%
v0.34.0
23%
v0.28.0
11%
v0.33.0
8%
v0.31.0
6%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["std"]

std*

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
180
crates depend on pnet_base

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