Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 7+ years
- ✓Stable API (2.x for 10+ years)
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (519KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
336.7K downloads in the last 30 days (11.2K/day), up 5% from the previous period.
The primary maintainer publishes 117 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 10 years with 8 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
38% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include servo-fontconfig-sys, servo-skia, skia. When high-quality crates choose expat-sys, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
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Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on expat-sys
