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content_inspector

v0.2.4 Growing

Fast inspection of binary buffers to guess/determine the encoding

MIT/Apache-2.0
Encoding #encoding#text#unicode#binary#library

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 7+ years
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Massive adoption (1.0K crates depend on it)
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (11KB, 1 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
9.9M
Dependents
1.0K
Releases
5
Size
11KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

657.9K downloads in the last 30 days (21.9K/day), up 23% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

1.0K crates depend on content_inspector. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Single maintainer risk

content_inspector has only 1 owner despite 1.0K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern โ€” consider the implications for long-term support.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 7+ years old, content_inspector hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 11KB, content_inspector is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include snapbox, salvo_core, bat, typos-cli, fluvio-protocol. When high-quality crates choose content_inspector, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 4/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 15/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 13/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 8/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
18K/day avg+66%
010K20K12/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.2.4
100%
v0.2.3
0%
v0.2.0
0%
v0.2.2
0%
v0.2.1
0%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
1
direct dependencies
Dependents
1.0K
crates depend on content_inspector

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