chemfiles
v0.10.41 GrowingModern library for chemistry trajectories reading and writing
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 2+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (37KB, 2 deps)
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Deep Insights
3.0K downloads in the last 30 days (100/day), up 49% from the previous period.
Despite being 10+ years old, chemfiles 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 36KB, chemfiles is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include groan_rs, readcon-core, featomic. When high-quality crates choose chemfiles, it's a strong quality signal.
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