polling
v3.11.0 GrowingPortable interface to epoll, kqueue, event ports, and IOCP
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (3.x for 5+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 880 crates
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
10.5M downloads in the last 30 days (351.3K/day), up 14% from the previous period.
880 crates depend on polling. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 118 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 5 years with 47 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Notable dependents include async-io, calloop, x11rb, isahc, nb-connect. When high-quality crates choose polling, it's a strong quality signal.
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