escape_string
v0.1.2 GrowingEfficiently parse backslash-escaped strings
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 4+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 119 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (3KB, 0 deps)
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Deep Insights
5.5K downloads in the last 30 days (185/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
119 crates depend on escape_string. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 7+ years old, escape_string hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
escape_string has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
At 3KB, escape_string is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include pgp, pest_ascii_tree, sonnerie, osm-io, agprefs. When high-quality crates choose escape_string, it's a strong quality signal.
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