crates-io
v0.40.17 GrowingHelpers for interacting with crates.io
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 22d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 225 crates
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
268.0K downloads in the last 30 days (8.9K/day), up 11% from the previous period.
225 crates depend on crates-io. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 150 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 10+ years old, crates-io hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 15KB, crates-io is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include cargo, semverver, cargo-test-support, semververfork, cargo-information. When high-quality crates choose crates-io, it's a strong quality signal.
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