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Frame Streams implementation in C. Version 0.6.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19.
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Package summary
Frame Streams implementation in C
Project links
Commands and aliases
- fstrm_capture
- fstrm_dump
- fstrm_replay
history
Project history and usage
fstrm is Farsight Security's C implementation of the Frame Streams data transport protocol, with a library and small reference programs.
Project history
The repository was created in 2014. The README describes Frame Streams as a lightweight, binary-clean framing protocol for sequences of encoded payloads, usable over reliable byte streams and as a file format.
The upstream ChangeLog records fstrm 0.1.0 as the initial release in February 2014, followed by 0.2.0 in November 2014 with API and protocol changes, Doxygen documentation, and the fstrm_capture utility.
Adoption history
fstrm was originally written to support high-speed binary logging in C DNS servers using the dnstap log format. The supplied package data shows broad packaging across Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE families.
How it is used
Developers include fstrm.h, compile with pkg-config --cflags libfstrm, and link with pkg-config --libs libfstrm. The library provides APIs for a dedicated Frame Streams I/O thread and asynchronous frame submission from worker threads.
The package also ships fstrm_capture, fstrm_dump, and fstrm_replay. Later ChangeLog entries added TCP support, replay support, capture options, output rotation, and portability fixes.
Why package nerds care
fstrm is a package-nerd package because it is infrastructure glue: small, C, ABI-conscious, and important to DNS telemetry stacks even though end users rarely invoke it directly. Its pkg-config workflow and reference tools make it easy for distributions to package and for C projects to consume.
Timeline
- 2014: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2014: fstrm 0.1.0 initial release.
- 2014: fstrm 0.2.0 added Doxygen documentation and fstrm_capture.
- 2016: fstrm 0.3.0 added OS X build support and output flush/rotation fixes.
- 2017: fstrm 0.4.0 added fstrm_replay, TCP support, and manual pages for reference programs.
Related projects
- The README names dnstap as the logging format that motivated fstrm.
- Frame Streams is designed to carry arbitrary encodings such as Protocol Buffers, XML, JSON, MessagePack, and YAML.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: yellow
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:repl
- text:stream
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
fstrm_capture | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
fstrm_dump | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
fstrm_replay | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.6.1
manager updated2026-06-19
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:fstrm |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/farsightsec/fstrm |
| Repository | https://github.com/farsightsec/fstrm |
| Last updated | 2026-06-19T12:30:41-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation