cast
v0.3.0 GrowingErgonomic, checked cast functions for primitive types
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 4+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (1.8K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (11KB, 1 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
11.8M downloads in the last 30 days (394.9K/day), up 25% from the previous period.
1.8K crates depend on cast. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 92 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 10+ years old, cast hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 11KB, cast is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include criterion, criterion-plot, wasm-bindgen-test, linux-embedded-hal, codspeed-criterion-compat-walltime. When high-quality crates choose cast, it's a strong quality signal.
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