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ecow

v0.3.0 Growing

Compact, clone-on-write vector and string.

MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2021 MSRV 1.73
Data structuresNo standard library #vector#string#cow#sso

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 48d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Massive adoption (1.6K crates depend on it)
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (36KB, 2 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
4.3M
Dependents
1.6K
Releases
12
Size
36KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

792.8K downloads in the last 30 days (26.4K/day), up 42% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

1.6K crates depend on ecow. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Single maintainer risk

ecow has only 1 owner despite 1.6K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern โ€” consider the implications for long-term support.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 3+ years old, ecow hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 35KB, ecow is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include wincode, capacity_builder, typst-syntax, typst, typst-svg. When high-quality crates choose ecow, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 16/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 14/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 15/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
18K/day avg+7%
010K20K30K40K4/265/146/16/197/77/24

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.2.6
68%
v0.2.3
20%
v0.2.5
7%
v0.2.2
4%
v0.2.0
1%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["std"]

std*

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
2
direct dependencies
Dependents
1.6K
crates depend on ecow

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