derivative
v2.2.0 GrowingA set of alternative `derive` attributes for Rust
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 5+ years
- ✓Stable API (2.x for 9+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (10.3K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
7.5M downloads in the last 30 days (251.7K/day), up 9% from the previous period.
10.3K crates depend on derivative — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
derivative has only 1 owner despite 10.3K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 9 years with 20 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 47KB, derivative is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include pingora-core, ark-crypto-primitives, ark-groth16, ark-models-ext, serde_tuple. When high-quality crates choose derivative, it's a strong quality signal.
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