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wit-bindgen-c

v0.57.1 Growing

C bindings generator for WIT and the component model, typically used through the `wit-bindgen-cli` crate.

Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT Edition 2024 MSRV 1.88.0

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 38d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 124 crates
  • โœ“Permissive license (Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT)

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Downloads
336.7K
Dependents
124
Releases
64
Size
46KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

161.3K downloads in the last 30 days (5.4K/day), up 251% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

124 crates depend on wit-bindgen-c. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 151 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 3+ years old, wit-bindgen-c hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Compact crate

At 45KB, wit-bindgen-c is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 18/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 13/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 7/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 7/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
2K/day avg+479%
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Top Dependents

Most downloaded crates that depend on wit-bindgen-c

Version Adoption

v0.53.1
23%
v0.50.0
21%
v0.55.0
20%
v0.56.0
19%
v0.51.0
17%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
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direct dependencies
Dependents
124
crates depend on wit-bindgen-c