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discard

v1.0.4 Growing

Discard trait which allows for intentionally leaking memory

MIT
Memory management #drop#leak#revoke#cancel#discard

Quick Verdict

  • Not updated for 7+ years
  • Stable API (1.x for 8+ years)
  • Trusted by 241 crates
  • Tiny footprint (5KB, 0 deps)
  • Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
14.3M
Dependents
241
Releases
5
Size
5KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

285.8K downloads in the last 30 days (9.5K/day), up 61% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

241 crates depend on discard. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

Stable for 8+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 8 years with 5 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Zero dependencies

discard has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.

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Compact crate

At 5KB, discard is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include stdweb, futures-signals, dominator, awsm_web, dominator_helpers. When high-quality crates choose discard, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 3/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 21/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 11/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 8/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads · last 90 days
7K/day avg+79%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v1.0.4
100%
v1.0.3
0%
v1.0.1
0%
v1.0.0
0%
v1.0.2
0%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
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direct dependencies
Dependents
241
crates depend on discard

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