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zbus

v5.15.0 Stable

API for D-Bus communication

MIT Edition 2024 MSRV 1.87

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 29d ago)
  • โœ“Stable API (5.x for 5+ years)
  • โœ“Massive adoption (3.5K crates depend on it)
  • !Heavy dependency tree (39 direct deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
53.5M
Dependents
3.5K
Releases
88
Size
180KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

4.8M downloads in the last 30 days (160.4K/day), up 16% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

3.5K crates depend on zbus. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Single maintainer risk

zbus has only 1 owner despite 3.5K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern โ€” consider the implications for long-term support.

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Stable for 5+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 5 years with 88 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Heavy dependency tree

39 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include opener, secret-service, ashpd, notify-rust, atspi. When high-quality crates choose zbus, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 17/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 18/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 14/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
152K/day avg-5%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v5.12.0
27%
v5.14.0
25%
v5.11.0
24%
v5.13.2
16%
v5.9.0
8%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["async-io", "blocking-api"]

p2purltimeuuidtokiovsockcaminochronoasync-fsasync-io*bus-implheaplessserde_bytestokio-vsockblocking-api*option-as-array

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
39
direct dependencies
Dependents
3.5K
crates depend on zbus

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