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ffigen

Published by 🇺🇸tools.dart.dev · v22.0.0 · released 29 days ago · BSD-3-CLAUSE License

First published 6 years ago.

Generator for FFI bindings, using LibClang to parse C, Objective-C, and Swift files.

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Part of dart-lang/native (11 packages) #29 in Code Generation #295 overall androidioswindowslinuxmacos
Downloads / day
36,901
as of 2026-10-07
GitHub stars
274
★ refreshed weekly
Likes
338
on pub.dev
Pub points
150 / 160
2026-09-07 2026-10-07

Repository health

Shared with 10 sibling packages in this repo.

Last commit
16 days ago
Issue response
Maintainer replies within ~2 days (median over 31 closed issues)
Commit activity
Open issues
518
Open PRs
28
Contributors
99 (top contributor 39%)
CI
GitHub Actions
License (repo)
Sibling packages: ffi, hooks, code_assets, hooks_runner, data_assets, objective_c, jni, jni_flutter, jni_util, native_toolchain_c

Last refreshed 16 days ago.

License explained · BSD-3-Clause

BSD 3-Clause "New" License

Use freely, even commercially. Keep the notice. Don't use the author's name to endorse derived products without permission.

A permissive license similar to the BSD 2-Clause License, but with a 3rd clause that prohibits others from using the name of the copyright holder or its contributors to promote derived products without written consent.

You can

  • Commercial use
  • Distribution
  • Modification
  • Private use

You must

  • Include the license and copyright notice

The license does not

  • No liability
  • No warranty

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Commit activity, past 52 weeks

ffigen

518 commits in the past year
Accelerating +64% vs 9 months ago
30 15 0 52w ago36w ago18w agothis week
Weekly average
10 commits
Busiest week
30 commits, this week
Active weeks
51 of 52 (98%)
Longest quiet stretch
1 week with no commits

Weekly commits to the default branch on GitHub. Source: GET /stats/participation. Refreshed weekly. Excludes commits to other branches.

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