atty
v0.2.14 GrowingA simple interface for querying atty
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 6+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (15.2K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (5KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
13.8M downloads in the last 30 days (458.4K/day), up 2% from the previous period.
15.2K crates depend on atty — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
The primary maintainer publishes 55 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 10+ years old, atty 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 5KB, atty is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include is-terminal, mcap, cross, clicolors-control, rustc-ap-rustc_errors. When high-quality crates choose atty, it's a strong quality signal.
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