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codespan

v0.13.1 Growing

Data structures for tracking locations in source code

Apache-2.0 Edition 2021 MSRV 1.67
EncodingCompilers #serialization#tracking#diagnostics#structures#source-location

Quick Verdict

  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 916 crates
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (15KB, 3 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
9.0M
Dependents
916
Releases
24
Size
15KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

644.7K downloads in the last 30 days (21.5K/day), up 32% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

916 crates depend on codespan. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 8+ years old, codespan hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 15KB, codespan is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include cargo-deny, full_moon, cargo-about, mdbook-linkcheck, linkcheck. When high-quality crates choose codespan, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 7/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 17/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 18/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 15/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
18K/day avg+36%
010K20K30K40K2/263/164/34/215/95/26

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.11.1
76%
v0.13.1
14%
v0.12.0
6%
v0.9.5
4%
v0.9.4
0%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["std", "termcolor"]

std*termcolor*serialization

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
916
crates depend on codespan

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