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shelf vs web_socket_channel

A head-to-head of two HTTP & Networking packages on pub.dev, by daily downloads, GitHub activity, and maintenance.

shelf and web_socket_channel draw close to even on daily downloads (373,821 vs 402,178 per day). web_socket_channel has the larger GitHub following (1,110 vs 1,006 stars).

shelf

🇺🇸 tools.dart.dev · v1.4.2

A model for web server middleware that encourages composition and easy reuse.

Downloads / day
373,821
Stars
1,006
Likes
1,043
Pub points
160

web_socket_channel

🇺🇸 tools.dart.dev · v3.0.3

StreamChannel wrappers for WebSockets. Provides a cross-platform WebSocketChannel API, a cross-platform implementation of that API that communicates over an underlying StreamChannel.

Downloads / day
402,178
Stars
1,110
Likes
1,645
Pub points
150

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shelf vs web_socket_channel, metric by metric

Metric shelf web_socket_channel
Downloads / day 373,821 402,178
Rank in HTTP & Networking #6 #4
GitHub stars 1,006 1,110
Likes 1,043 1,645
Pub points 160 / 160 150 / 160
Issue response (median) — 4 days
Contributors 57 98
Last commit 1 month ago 20 days ago
CI Yes Yes
License BSD-3-Clause BSD-3-Clause
First published 12 years ago 10 years ago
Platforms android, ios, windows, linux, macos, web android, ios, windows, linux, macos, web

Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.

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