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delta_kernel

v0.23.0 Growing

Core crate providing a Delta/Deltalake implementation focused on interoperability with a wide range of query engines.

Apache-2.0 Edition 2021 MSRV 1.88

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 10d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 123 crates
  • !Heavy dependency tree (38 direct deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (Apache-2.0)

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Downloads
2.9M
Dependents
123
Releases
37
Size
1.1MB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

160.4K downloads in the last 30 days (5.3K/day), up 34% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

123 crates depend on delta_kernel. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 2+ years old, delta_kernel hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Heavy dependency tree

38 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include datafusion-server, tansu-schema, delta-explain. When high-quality crates choose delta_kernel, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 21/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 13/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 9/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 15/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
4K/day avg+34%
05K10K2/263/164/34/215/95/26

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.18.2
48%
v0.19.2
20%
v0.19.0
18%
v0.20.0
12%
v0.19.1
2%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

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README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
38
direct dependencies
Dependents
123
crates depend on delta_kernel