byte-unit
v5.2.0 StableA library for interacting with units of bytes.
Quick Verdict
- โStable API (5.x for 7+ years)
- โMassive adoption (3.5K crates depend on it)
- โPermissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
2.3M downloads in the last 30 days (77.0K/day), up 5% from the previous period.
3.5K crates depend on byte-unit. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 116 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 56 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 40KB, byte-unit is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include cmd_lib, tauri-plugin-log, validators, test-with, openraft. When high-quality crates choose byte-unit, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["std", "byte"]