gag
v1.0.0 GrowingGag, redirect, or hold stdout/stderr output. Currently only *nix operating systems are supported.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 4+ years
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 10+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (2.4K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
284.8K downloads in the last 30 days (9.5K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
2.4K crates depend on gag. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
gag has only 1 owner despite 2.4K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 10 years with 12 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 5KB, gag is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include sark0y_tam_rst, syslog-tracing, solana-local-cluster, structured-logger, trace. When high-quality crates choose gag, 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
