cacache
v13.1.0 GrowingContent-addressable, key-value, high-performance, on-disk cache.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- ✓Stable API (13.x for 6+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 412 crates
- !Heavy dependency tree (24 direct deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
225.9K downloads in the last 30 days (7.5K/day), up 31% from the previous period.
412 crates depend on cacache. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 6 years with 31 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
24 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
At 47KB, cacache is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include opendal, http-cache, ckb-chain-spec, git-cliff-core, chewdata. When high-quality crates choose cacache, it's a strong quality signal.
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default =["async-std", "mmap"]
