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cargo-why
v0.2.0 Growingtraces dependency paths to show why a crate was required
MIT Edition 2018
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 5+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (4KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Downloads
5.3K
Dependents
0
Releases
2
Size
4KB
Deep Insights
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Strong growth momentum
31 downloads in the last 30 days (1/day), up 82% from the previous period.
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Pre-1.0 for over a year
Despite being 6+ years old, cargo-why hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
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Minimal dependencies
Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
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Compact crate
At 4KB, cargo-why is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 3/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 15/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 5/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 4/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 9/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
1/day avg-5%
Version Adoption
v0.2.0
72%
v0.1.0
28%
Release Timeline
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Maintainers
Dependencies
2
direct dependencies
Dependents
0
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