form-data
v0.6.0 GrowingAsyncRead/AsyncWrite/Stream `multipart/form-data`
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- !Heavy dependency tree (21 direct deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
7.7K downloads in the last 30 days (257/day), up 46% from the previous period.
The primary maintainer publishes 52 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 6+ years old, form-data hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
21 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
At 24KB, form-data is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include viz-core, vidi-core, stalwart-lite. When high-quality crates choose form-data, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["async"]
