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dirs-sys-next

v0.1.2 Growing

system-level helper functions for the dirs and directories crates

MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2018

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 5+ years
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (11KB, 3 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)

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Downloads
133.4M
Dependents
11
Releases
4
Size
11KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

9.5M downloads in the last 30 days (315.4K/day), up 8% from the previous period.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 5+ years old, dirs-sys-next hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 10KB, dirs-sys-next is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Notable yanked versions

25% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include dirs-next, directories-next, xdirs. When high-quality crates choose dirs-sys-next, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 4/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 10/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 6/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 9/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
272K/day avg+46%
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Top Dependents

Most downloaded crates that depend on dirs-sys-next

Version Adoption

v0.1.2
99%
v0.1.1
1%
v0.1.0
0%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
11
crates depend on dirs-sys-next