canonical
v0.7.1 GrowingA serialization library built for no_std environments where you want to deal with recursive datastructures.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 4+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 335 crates
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2.1K downloads in the last 30 days (72/day), up 60% from the previous period.
335 crates depend on canonical. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 78 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 5+ years old, canonical hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 14KB, canonical is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
13% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include canonical_derive, dusk-hamt, dusk-abi, rusk-vm, canonical_host. When high-quality crates choose canonical, it's a strong quality signal.
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