former
v2.51.1 StableA flexible implementation of the Builder pattern supporting nested builders and collection-specific subformers. Simplify the construction of complex objects.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 13d ago)
- ✓Stable API (2.x for 4+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 278 crates
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
10.1K downloads in the last 30 days (337/day), up 31% from the previous period.
278 crates depend on former. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 168 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 4 years with 79 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Notable dependents include woptions, woptions_runtime, wca, willbe, process_tools. When high-quality crates choose former, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["enabled", "derive_former", "types_former"]