base32
v0.5.1 GrowingBase32 encoder/decoder for Rust
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (2.8K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (9KB, 1 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
1.9M downloads in the last 30 days (63.5K/day), up 20% from the previous period.
2.8K crates depend on base32. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
base32 has only 1 owner despite 2.8K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 11+ years old, base32 hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 9KB, base32 is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include sfv, totp-rs, pkarr, deno_cache_dir, boringauth. When high-quality crates choose base32, it's a strong quality signal.
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