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bytecheck

v0.8.2 Growing

Memory validation framework for Rust

MIT Edition 2021 MSRV 1.81

Quick Verdict

  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Massive adoption (2.1K crates depend on it)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
87.0M
Dependents
2.1K
Releases
36
Size
13KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

8.1M downloads in the last 30 days (270.4K/day), up 9% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

2.1K crates depend on bytecheck. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Single maintainer risk

bytecheck has only 1 owner despite 2.1K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern โ€” consider the implications for long-term support.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 5+ years old, bytecheck hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Compact crate

At 12KB, bytecheck is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include num-complex, rkyv, rend, swc_common, swc_ecma_ast. When high-quality crates choose bytecheck, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 11/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 15/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 15/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 15/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
231K/day avg+48%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.6.12
68%
v0.6.11
17%
v0.8.2
8%
v0.6.9
4%
v0.8.1
3%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
5
direct dependencies
Dependents
2.1K
crates depend on bytecheck

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