bytestring
v1.5.0 GrowingA UTF-8 encoded read-only string using `Bytes` as storage
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 6+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (1.1K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
4.0M downloads in the last 30 days (133.0K/day), up 18% from the previous period.
1.1K crates depend on bytestring. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 81 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 6 years with 13 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 11KB, bytestring is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include actix-web, actix-http, actix-router, actix-web-actors, actix-web-lab. When high-quality crates choose bytestring, it's a strong quality signal.
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