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zmq-sys

v0.12.0 Growing

Low-level bindings to the zeromq library

MIT/Apache-2.0
External FFI bindings #bindings#ffi

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 3+ years
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (7KB, 3 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)

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Downloads
4.5M
Dependents
39
Releases
15
Size
7KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

261.7K downloads in the last 30 days (8.7K/day), up 26% from the previous period.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 11+ years old, zmq-sys hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 7KB, zmq-sys is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include zmq, sawtooth-zmq, bitcoincore-zmq, futures-zmq, ghostcore-zmq. When high-quality crates choose zmq-sys, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 4/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 15/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 12/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 8/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
7K/day avg+80%
05K10K15K12/301/172/42/223/123/29

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.12.0
51%
v0.11.0
38%
v0.9.0
4%
v0.8.2
3%
v0.9.1
3%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
39
crates depend on zmq-sys

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