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gettext-rs

v0.7.7 Growing

Safe bindings for gettext

MIT Edition 2015
#binding#i18n#ffi#l10n#gettext

Quick Verdict

  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 275 crates
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (16KB, 3 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

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Downloads
3.7M
Dependents
275
Releases
18
Size
16KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

146.8K downloads in the last 30 days (4.9K/day), up 3% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

275 crates depend on gettext-rs. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 10+ years old, gettext-rs hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 15KB, gettext-rs is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include tr, i-slint-core, freedesktop-desktop-entry, i18n-format, sysd-manager. When high-quality crates choose gettext-rs, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 9/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 16/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 12/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
5K/day avg-7%
02K4K6K12/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.7.0
41%
v0.7.2
28%
v0.5.0
12%
v0.7.7
10%
v0.7.1
9%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
275
crates depend on gettext-rs

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