socket2
Latest Version: v0.2.4socket2 is a low-level Rust crate for highly configurable network socket operations, widely used in systems programming.
Owner: rust-lang
Stars
829
GitHub star count
Last Release
8 years ago
v0.2.4
Contributors
100
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Health Score
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Key Features
Primary stack
Rust (Apache-2.0)
Community adoption
829 stars
Tech Stack
About
socket2 is a low-level Rust crate for highly configurable network socket operations, widely used in systems programming.
socket2 is auto-discovered from crates.io download signals and mapped to rust-lang/socket2. Recent downloads: 120966848. Total downloads: 646369876. Latest crates.io update observed at 2026-01-23T14:45:22.552Z. Keywords: io, network, socket. Categories: api-bindings, network-programming. Discovered at 2026-02-23T08:35:26.821Z. Metadata is enriched asynchronously by the refresh pipeline.
Analyst Note
socket2 is a low-level Rust crate for highly configurable network socket operations, widely used in systems programming.
Best For
- Technical stack evaluation for engineering teams
- Dependency governance and upgrade planning in production systems
- Track delivery cadence and release quality from rust-lang
- Primary stack
Not Ideal For
- Security posture signals are mixed; run additional security review before broad adoption
Typical Use Cases
Decision Snapshot
- Product type: Open Source
- Primary language: Rust
- Pricing model: Free
- License: Apache-2.0
- Last Release: 10/15/2017
Data Basis
- Last Sync: Feb 23, 2026, 08:37 AM
- Metrics Updated: Feb 23, 2026, 08:37 AM
- Completeness: 100%
- Last Verified: Feb 23, 2026, 08:37 AM
Data Status
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Broad maintainer participation.
- Active maintenance cadence.
Cons
- -Security posture signals are mixed; run additional security review before broad adoption