descriptors
v0.10.2 GrowingBitcoin descriptors library (part of Bitcoin Protocol stack)
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 169 crates
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
3.7K downloads in the last 30 days (124/day), up 34% from the previous period.
169 crates depend on descriptors. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 142 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 4+ years old, descriptors hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 13KB, descriptors is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include psbt, descriptor-wallet, bitcoin_onchain, bp-std, bp-wallet. When high-quality crates choose descriptors, it's a strong quality signal.
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