bstr
v1.12.3 StableA string type that is not required to be valid UTF-8.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 18d ago)
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 7+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (7.8K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
24.5M downloads in the last 30 days (816.6K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
7.8K crates depend on bstr. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 86 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 7 years with 51 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Notable dependents include regex-automata, csv, globset, sysinfo, similar. When high-quality crates choose bstr, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["std", "unicode"]