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v0.1.3 ExperimentalAsymmetric Numeral Systems: near-optimal entropy coding primitives.
MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2021
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 15d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (25KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Downloads
95
Dependents
3
Releases
4
Size
25KB
Deep Insights
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Strong growth momentum
71 downloads in the last 30 days (2/day), up 1083% from the previous period.
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Prolific maintainer
The primary maintainer publishes 62 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
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Minimal dependencies
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
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Compact crate
At 24KB, ans is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 12/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 16/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 8/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 2/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 13/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
1/day avg+179%
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Version Adoption
v0.1.0
34%
v0.1.2
25%
v0.1.3
23%
v0.1.1
18%
Release Timeline
4 releasessince 2026
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Feature Flags
default =["std"]
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