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cargo-nextest

v0.9.140 Growing

A next-generation test runner for Rust.

Apache-2.0 OR MIT Edition 2024 MSRV 1.91
Development tools::TestingDevelopment tools::Cargo plugins #junit#flaky-tests#nextest#test-runner

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 8d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 138 crates
  • !Heavy dependency tree (35 direct deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)

Security

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Downloads
11.3M
Dependents
138
Releases
166
Size
153KB

Deep Insights

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Download decline

524.2K downloads in the last 30 days, down 20% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.

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Moderate adoption

138 crates depend on cargo-nextest. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 56 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 4+ years old, cargo-nextest hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Heavy dependency tree

35 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include rabbitmq_http_client, dms-cdc-operator, project_ares, pad-path, bio-jtools. When high-quality crates choose cargo-nextest, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 18/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 12/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 14/20

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
16K/day avg-46%
010K20K30K40K4/265/146/16/197/77/24

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.9.133
30%
v0.9.137
26%
v0.9.132
19%
v0.9.138
14%
v0.9.136
11%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["default-no-update", "self-update"]

usdtself-update*default-no-update*experimental-tokio-console

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
35
direct dependencies
Dependents
138
crates depend on cargo-nextest

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