brotli
v8.0.2 GrowingA brotli compressor and decompressor that with an interface avoiding the rust stdlib. This makes it suitable for embedded devices and kernels. It is designed with a pluggable allocator so that the standard lib's allocator may be employed. The default build also includes a stdlib allocator and stream interface. Disable this with --features=no-stdlib. All included code is safe.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (8.x for 10+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (6.1K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (3 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (BSD-3-Clause AND MIT)
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Deep Insights
13.3M downloads in the last 30 days (444.1K/day), up 20% from the previous period.
6.1K crates depend on brotli. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 117 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 10 years with 52 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Notable dependents include rustls, reqwest, tower-http, async-compression, actix-web. When high-quality crates choose brotli, it's a strong quality signal.
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default =["std"]
