byte-unit
v5.2.5 StableA library for interacting with units of bytes.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 16d ago)
- ✓Stable API (5.x for 7+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (3.8K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
2.1M downloads in the last 30 days (69.0K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
3.8K crates depend on byte-unit. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 120 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 61 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, validators, test-with, openraft, loco-rs. When high-quality crates choose byte-unit, it's a strong quality signal.
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Most downloaded crates that depend on byte-unit
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Feature Flags
default =["std", "byte"]