castaway
v0.2.4 GrowingSafe, zero-cost downcasting for limited compile-time specialization.
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 343 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (13KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
8.4M downloads in the last 30 days (278.8K/day), up 23% from the previous period.
343 crates depend on castaway. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 4+ years old, castaway hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 12KB, castaway is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include compact_str, isahc, utcnow, surrealdb-nightly, lean_string. When high-quality crates choose castaway, it's a strong quality signal.
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Most downloaded crates that depend on castaway
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Feature Flags
default =["std"]
