binread
v2.2.0 GrowingA Rust crate for helping read structs from binary data using ✨macro magic✨
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 4+ years
- ✓Stable API (2.x for 6+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 564 crates
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
98.9K downloads in the last 30 days (3.3K/day), up 1% from the previous period.
564 crates depend on binread. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 6 years with 15 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 34KB, binread is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
20% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include candid, timecat, dionysos, pmd_wan, dfir-toolkit. When high-quality crates choose binread, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["std"]