associative-cache
v3.0.1 GrowingA generic N-way associative cache with fixed-size capacity and random or least recently used (LRU) replacement.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 84d ago)
- ✓Stable API (3.x for 6+ years)
- ✓Tiny footprint (21KB, 1 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
183.8K downloads in the last 30 days (6.1K/day), up 38% from the previous period.
The primary maintainer publishes 101 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 6 years with 5 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 21KB, associative-cache is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include piet-coregraphics, piet-direct2d, definitely-not-piet-direct2d-please-ignore. When high-quality crates choose associative-cache, it's a strong quality signal.
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