block-buffer
v0.12.1 GrowingBuffer types for block processing of data
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 32d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 480 crates
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (16KB, 3 deps)
Security
Deep Insights
72.5M downloads in the last 30 days (2.4M/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
480 crates depend on block-buffer. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 216 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 9+ years old, block-buffer hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 16KB, block-buffer is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include digest, cipher, zcash_primitives, blake-hash, libpna. When high-quality crates choose block-buffer, it's a strong quality signal.
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Most downloaded crates that depend on block-buffer
