deflate
v1.0.0 GrowingA DEFLATE, zlib and gzip encoder written in Rust.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 4+ years
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 9+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 482 crates
- ✓Team maintained (3 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (63KB, 3 deps)
Security
Deep Insights
1.2M downloads in the last 30 days (38.9K/day), up 21% from the previous period.
482 crates depend on deflate. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
This crate is maintained by a team (3 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 9 years with 38 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
24% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include rouille, coveralls-api, pdf, dmi, rain-metadata. When high-quality crates choose deflate, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
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