base91
v0.1.0 GrowingEncoding binary data as ASCII characters. Similar to base64, but more efficient.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 4+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (12KB, 1 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
1.5K downloads in the last 30 days (49/day), up 15% from the previous period.
Despite being 6+ years old, base91 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 11KB, base91 is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include kserd, project_ares, ciphey, ares_lib, project_ares_test. When high-quality crates choose base91, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["std", "canonical", "xml-friendly"]
