tun
v0.8.6 GrowingTUN device creation and handling.
Quick Verdict
- โActively maintained (updated 21d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- โTrusted by 503 crates
- !Heavy dependency tree (22 direct deps)
Security
Deep Insights
101.5K downloads in the last 30 days (3.4K/day), up 27% from the previous period.
503 crates depend on tun. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 8+ years old, tun hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
22 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
At 37KB, tun is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include shadowsocks-service, pfctl, geph4-client, geph5-client, gotatun. When high-quality crates choose tun, it's a strong quality signal.
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