box-format
v0.3.3 GrowingSupport library for the Box open standard archive format.
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- โPermissive license (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
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Deep Insights
128 downloads in the last 30 days (4/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
The primary maintainer publishes 80 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 4+ years old, box-format hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 29KB, box-format is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include divvunspell, divvunspell-bin, box-bin, thfst-tools. When high-quality crates choose box-format, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["brotli", "xz", "deflate", "zstd", "snappy", "writer", "reader"]