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filelock
v0.5.0 GrowingCross-platform file locking library for Rust
MIT Edition 2024
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 40d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (7KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Downloads
7.3K
Dependents
6
Releases
9
Size
7KB
Deep Insights
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Download decline
76 downloads in the last 30 days, down 25% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.
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Pre-1.0 for over a year
Despite being 4+ years old, filelock hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
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Minimal dependencies
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
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Compact crate
At 7KB, filelock is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 14/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 15/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 8/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 5/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 10/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
2/day avg+77%
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on filelock
Version Adoption
v0.3.0
25%
v0.1.1
19%
v0.1.0
19%
v0.0.1
19%
v0.2.0
18%
Release Timeline
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Maintainers
Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
6
crates depend on filelock