ethers-signers
v2.0.14 GrowingA unified interface for locally signing Ethereum transactions
Quick Verdict
- โNot updated for 2+ years
- โStable API (2.x for 5+ years)
- โTrusted by 755 crates
- !Heavy dependency tree (26 direct deps)
- โPermissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
257.7K downloads in the last 30 days (8.6K/day), up 31% from the previous period.
755 crates depend on ethers-signers. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 56 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 5 years with 38 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
26 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
At 22KB, ethers-signers is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include ethers-middleware, ethers, avalanche-types, google-cloud-kms, cw-orch-daemon. When high-quality crates choose ethers-signers, it's a strong quality signal.
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