flate2
v1.1.9 StableDEFLATE compression and decompression exposed as Read/BufRead/Write streams. Supports miniz_oxide and multiple zlib implementations. Supports zlib, gzip, and raw deflate streams.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 11+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (79.1K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
43.2M downloads in the last 30 days (1.4M/day), up 2% from the previous period.
79.1K crates depend on flate2 — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 11 years with 77 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Notable dependents include syn, proc-macro2, rustix, reqwest, object. When high-quality crates choose flate2, it's a strong quality signal.
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default =["rust_backend"]