# godbus/dbus

Native Go bindings for D-Bus

Repository: https://github.com/godbus/dbus
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/godbus-dbus
Language: Go
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-05-01T12:25:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 78/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 80, release rhythm 63, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4542, "days_push": 124, "days_rel": 247, "gap_med": 22.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1195, forks 245 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:56.904441+00:00)

## What it is
godbus/dbus is a native Go library implementing client bindings for the D-Bus message bus system. It provides a Go-idiomatic API with channels for signals, asynchronous method calls, and goroutine-safe connections.

## Use cases
- talk to systemd from a Go program
- send desktop notifications over D-Bus
- introspect D-Bus services and properties
- build Linux desktop apps that integrate with the session bus
- communicate with Bluetooth daemons via D-Bus

## When to choose
- you need pure-Go D-Bus communication without cgo
- you're building Go software that talks to systemd or desktop services
- you want goroutine-safe connections and channel-based signal handling

## When to avoid
- you need a guaranteed-stable API, as it may change without notice
- your project doesn't run on platforms with D-Bus
- you need a non-Go language binding

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: rpc, middleware, sdk
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems, cross-platform
- platform: go
- tags: dbus, ipc, message-bus, systemd, desktop-integration, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- godbus/dbus (main) score 78

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:56.904441+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:22:05.708511+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/godbus/dbus (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:56.904441+00:00, sha 5c80c38447d4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.