cargo_metadata
v0.23.1 Growingstructured access to the output of `cargo metadata`
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (16.2K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
14.9M downloads in the last 30 days (497.3K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
16.2K crates depend on cargo_metadata — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
cargo_metadata has only 1 owner despite 16.2K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 9+ years old, cargo_metadata hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 30KB, cargo_metadata is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include vergen, tauri-utils, octocrab, skeptic, guppy. When high-quality crates choose cargo_metadata, it's a strong quality signal.
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Most downloaded crates that depend on cargo_metadata