file_type
v0.8.11 GrowingFile type detector
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 87d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 437 crates
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
1.9K downloads in the last 30 days (64/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
437 crates depend on file_type. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 65 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 1+ years old, file_type hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
2.0MB is relatively large. May impact download and compile times.
Notable dependents include rsql_drivers, rsql_driver, trible, rsql_driver_delimited, rsql_driver_csv. When high-quality crates choose file_type, 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
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on file_type
Version Adoption
Release Timeline
Feature Flags
default =["std", "wikidata"]
