encoding
v0.2.33 GrowingCharacter encoding support for Rust
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 9+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (3.0K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
804.9K downloads in the last 30 days (26.8K/day), up 45% from the previous period.
3.0K crates depend on encoding. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
encoding has only 1 owner despite 3.0K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 11+ years old, encoding hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Notable dependents include lindera-dictionary, dicom-encoding, email, snarkvm-parameters, gettext. When high-quality crates choose encoding, it's a strong quality signal.
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