fax
v0.2.7 GrowingDecoder and Encoder for CCITT Group 3 and 4 bi-level image encodings used by fax machines TIFF and PDF.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 28d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (26KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
4.8M downloads in the last 30 days (160.9K/day), up 27% from the previous period.
Despite being 5+ years old, fax hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 25KB, fax is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include tiff, pdf, pdf_oxide, summary-rs, acroform-pdf. When high-quality crates choose fax, 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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