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expander

v2.2.1 Growing

Expands proc macro output to a file, to enable easier debugging

MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2021 MSRV 1.65

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 2+ years
  • โœ“Stable API (2.x for 4+ years)
  • โœ“Trusted by 149 crates
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)

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Downloads
10.3M
Dependents
149
Releases
12
Size
8KB

Deep Insights

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Stable downloads

279.6K downloads in the last 30 days (9.3K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

149 crates depend on expander. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 82 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Stable for 4+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 4 years with 12 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Compact crate

At 8KB, expander is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include fatality-proc-macro, orchestra-proc-macro, sp-runtime-interface-proc-macro, sp-api-proc-macro, frame-support-procedural. When high-quality crates choose expander, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 4/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 17/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 7/20

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
8K/day avg-43%
05K10K15K4/265/146/16/197/77/24

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v2.2.1
50%
v2.0.0
20%
v0.0.4
17%
v0.0.6
8%
v1.0.0
5%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

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README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
8
direct dependencies
Dependents
149
crates depend on expander