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bitvec

v1.1.1 Stable

Addresses memory by bits, for packed collections and bitfields

MIT Edition 2021 MSRV 1.56
Data structuresRust patternsEmbedded developmentNo standard library #bitmap#bitfields#bitvec#bitstream#bitvector

Quick Verdict

  • Actively maintained (updated 25d ago)
  • Stable API (1.x for 8+ years)
  • Massive adoption (10.5K crates depend on it)
  • Team maintained (2 owners)
  • Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
233.8M
Dependents
10.5K
Releases
61
Size
226KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

18.0M downloads in the last 30 days (600.0K/day), up 4% from the previous period.

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Foundational crate

10.5K crates depend on bitvec — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.

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Team maintained

This crate is maintained by a team (2 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.

Stable for 8+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 8 years with 61 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Notable yanked versions

54% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.

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Used by top crates

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

Maintenance 17/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 14/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 20/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 15/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads · last 90 days
493K/day avg-30%
0200K400K600K800K4/265/146/16/197/77/24

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v1.0.1
92%
v0.20.4
3%
v0.19.6
3%
v1.1.1
1%
v1.0.0
1%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["atomic", "std"]

std*allocatomic*testing

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
13
direct dependencies
Dependents
10.5K
crates depend on bitvec

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