wayland-sys
v0.31.11 GrowingFFI bindings to the various libwayland-*.so libraries. You should only need this crate if you are working on custom wayland protocol extensions. Look at the crate wayland-client for usable bindings.
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 846 crates
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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5.2M downloads in the last 30 days (174.9K/day), up 9% from the previous period.
846 crates depend on wayland-sys. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
This crate is maintained by a team (2 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
Despite being 10+ years old, wayland-sys hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 9KB, wayland-sys is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include wayland-backend, glutin, wgpu-hal, wayland-commons, softbuffer. When high-quality crates choose wayland-sys, it's a strong quality signal.
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