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gfx-backend-metal

v0.9.1 Growing

Metal API backend for gfx-rs

MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2018
#gamedev#graphics

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 4+ years
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • !Heavy dependency tree (24 direct deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)

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Downloads
1.3M
Dependents
95
Releases
37
Size
141KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

27.3K downloads in the last 30 days (910/day), up 19% from the previous period.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 100 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 7+ years old, gfx-backend-metal hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Heavy dependency tree

24 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include rendy-util, rendy-core, vxdraw, cart-tmp-wgc, polystrip. When high-quality crates choose gfx-backend-metal, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 7/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 12/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 9/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 7/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
805/day avg+17%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.7.0
32%
v0.6.5
25%
v0.9.1
18%
v0.3.3
15%
v0.6.4
11%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

crosssignpostpipeline-cache

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
24
direct dependencies
Dependents
95
crates depend on gfx-backend-metal

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