cargo-expand
v1.0.121 StableWrapper around rustc -Zunpretty=expanded. Shows the result of macro expansion and #[derive] expansion.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 44d ago)
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 9+ years)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
133.6K downloads in the last 30 days (4.5K/day), up 25% from the previous period.
The primary maintainer publishes 231 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 9 years with 176 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 32KB, cargo-expand is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include auto-diff, tidos_macro, origen, gtk-properties-macro, struct-record. When high-quality crates choose cargo-expand, it's a strong quality signal.
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default =["prettyplease"]
