bitpacking
v0.9.3 GrowingFast integer compression/decompression via SIMD bit-packing. Port of simdcomp to rust.
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 238 crates
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
1.6M downloads in the last 30 days (53.8K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
238 crates depend on bitpacking. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 8+ years old, bitpacking hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 31KB, bitpacking is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
12% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include tantivy, tantivy-bitpacker, lance, lance-index, chroma-types. When high-quality crates choose bitpacking, it's a strong quality signal.
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Most downloaded crates that depend on bitpacking
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Feature Flags
default =["bitpacker1x", "bitpacker4x", "bitpacker8x"]