chksum
v0.4.0 GrowingAn implementation of hash functions with a straightforward interface for computing digests of bytes, files, directories, and more.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
- !58% of releases were yanked
Security
Deep Insights
3.6K downloads in the last 30 days (119/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
Despite being 5+ years old, chksum hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 12KB, chksum is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
58% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include chksum-cli, dot-silo, chksum-ffi, downloader_mc, palpo. When high-quality crates choose chksum, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
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Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on chksum
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Feature Flags
default =["md5", "sha1", "sha2"]
