syslog
v7.0.0 GrowingSyslog message formatter and writer, supporting unix sockets, UDP and TCP exporters
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- ✓Stable API (7.x for 11+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 940 crates
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
257.9K downloads in the last 30 days (8.6K/day), up 6% from the previous period.
940 crates depend on syslog. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 11 years with 21 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 13KB, syslog is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include fern, sccache, slog-syslog, virtiofsd, routinator. When high-quality crates choose syslog, it's a strong quality signal.
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