portpicker

1.1M downloads in the last 30 days (37.6K/day), up 30% from the previous period.

2.2K crates depend on portpicker. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

portpicker has only 1 owner despite 2.2K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.

Despite being 7+ years old, portpicker hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

At 2KB, portpicker is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include http-client, tide, fluvio-future, sspi, shuttle-proto. When high-quality crates choose portpicker, it's a strong quality signal.