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pnet_sys

v0.35.0 Growing

Access to network related system function and calls.

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

Quick Verdict

  • Not updated for 1+ year
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • Team maintained (5 owners)
  • Tiny footprint (12KB, 2 deps)
  • Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
12.6M
Dependents
99
Releases
19
Size
12KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

1.5M downloads in the last 30 days (49.9K/day), up 83% from the previous period.

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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_sys hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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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 11KB, pnet_sys 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_datalink, pnet, pnet_transport, rustdds, bitcoin-imports. When high-quality crates choose pnet_sys, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 5/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 11/25

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 · last 90 days
32K/day avg+126%
050K100K150K12/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.35.0
66%
v0.28.0
11%
v0.34.0
10%
v0.33.0
7%
v0.31.0
6%

Release Timeline

19 releases2 yankedsince 2017
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2024
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Maintainers

Dependencies
2
direct dependencies
Dependents
99
crates depend on pnet_sys

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