bitvec
v1.0.1 GrowingAddresses memory by bits, for packed collections and bitfields
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 3+ years
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 7+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (9.9K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
14.8M downloads in the last 30 days (493.6K/day), up 21% from the previous period.
9.9K crates depend on bitvec. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
This crate is maintained by a team (2 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 7 years with 60 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
55% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include generic-array, ff, der-parser, asn1-rs, parity-scale-codec. When high-quality crates choose bitvec, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
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Most downloaded crates that depend on bitvec
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Feature Flags
default =["atomic", "std"]
