gc
v0.5.1 GrowingTracing garbage collector plugin for Rust.
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- โTiny footprint (20KB, 3 deps)
Security
Deep Insights
4.7K downloads in the last 30 days (157/day), up 85% from the previous period.
The primary maintainer publishes 167 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 10+ years old, gc hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 20KB, gc is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include Boa, symbol, hush, oftlisp, lang-interpreter. When high-quality crates choose gc, 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
Download Trend
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on gc