arcstr
v1.2.0 GrowingA better reference-counted string type, with zero-cost (allocation-free) support for string literals, and reference counted substrings.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 5+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (1.8K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (32KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0 OR MIT OR Zlib)
Security
Deep Insights
1.2M downloads in the last 30 days (39.4K/day), up 16% from the previous period.
1.8K crates depend on arcstr. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
arcstr has only 1 owner despite 1.8K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 5 years with 13 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 31KB, arcstr is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include redis, immutable-chunkmap, juniper, size-of, hipstr. When high-quality crates choose arcstr, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["substr"]
