derive_arbitrary
v1.4.2 GrowingDerives arbitrary traits
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 7+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 460 crates
- ✓Team maintained (4 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (12KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
6.5M downloads in the last 30 days (217.6K/day), up 32% from the previous period.
460 crates depend on derive_arbitrary. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
This crate is maintained by a team (4 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 7 years with 33 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.
At 12KB, derive_arbitrary is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include arbitrary, aws-smithy-eventstream, alloy-trie, near-sdk, soroban-sdk. When high-quality crates choose derive_arbitrary, it's a strong quality signal.
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