ab_glyph
v0.2.32 GrowingAPI for loading, scaling, positioning and rasterizing OpenType font glyphs.
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (1.2K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (21KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
2.1M downloads in the last 30 days (69.6K/day), up 7% from the previous period.
1.2K crates depend on ab_glyph. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
ab_glyph has only 1 owner despite 1.2K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 5+ years old, ab_glyph hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 20KB, ab_glyph is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include plotters, sctk-adwaita, imageproc, glyph_brush_layout, glyph_brush_draw_cache. When high-quality crates choose ab_glyph, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["std", "variable-fonts", "gvar-alloc"]
