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cstr_core

v0.2.6 Growing

Implementation of CStr and CString for no_std environments.

Apache-2.0/MIT Edition 2018
Data structuresNo standard library #c#string#no_std#cstring#cstr

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 3+ years
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 515 crates
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (18KB, 2 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (Apache-2.0/MIT)

Security

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Downloads
2.9M
Dependents
515
Releases
10
Size
18KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

83.8K downloads in the last 30 days (2.8K/day), up 21% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

515 crates depend on cstr_core. 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, cstr_core hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 17KB, cstr_core is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include ocaml, frida-gum, pgx-utils, oqs, classicube-sys. When high-quality crates choose cstr_core, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 5/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 18/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 13/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
2K/day avg+40%
01K2K3K4K12/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.2.6
50%
v0.2.3
21%
v0.2.4
16%
v0.2.5
12%
v0.1.2
2%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["arc", "alloc"]

arc*stdalloc*nightlyuse_libc

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
2
direct dependencies
Dependents
515
crates depend on cstr_core

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