config
v0.15.23 GrowingLayered configuration system for Rust applications.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 11d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (15.5K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (5 owners)
- !Heavy dependency tree (26 direct deps)
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7.9M downloads in the last 30 days (263.8K/day), up 26% from the previous period.
15.5K crates depend on config — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
This crate is maintained by a team (5 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
Despite being 11+ years old, config hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
26 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
Notable dependents include deadpool, deadpool-postgres, deadpool-redis, nextest-runner, ptree. When high-quality crates choose config, it's a strong quality signal.
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default =["toml", "json", "yaml", "ini", "ron", "json5", "convert-case", "async"]
