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apple-xar

v0.20.0 Growing

XAR archive reading and writing

MPL-2.0 Edition 2021 MSRV 1.81
#apple#xar

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 1+ year
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • !Heavy dependency tree (22 direct deps)

Security

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Downloads
1.1M
Dependents
56
Releases
20
Size
17KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

64.6K downloads in the last 30 days (2.2K/day), up 31% from the previous period.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 4+ years old, apple-xar hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Heavy dependency tree

22 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.

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Compact crate

At 17KB, apple-xar is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include apple-flat-package, apple-codesign, hugo-build, xeno-rs, unxip-rs. When high-quality crates choose apple-xar, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 7/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 14/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 7/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 7/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
2K/day avg+65%
01K2K3K12/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.20.0
45%
v0.18.0
34%
v0.13.0
9%
v0.19.0
6%
v0.7.0
6%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["signing"]

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README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
22
direct dependencies
Dependents
56
crates depend on apple-xar

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