gix
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Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 21d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (4.2K crates depend on it)
- !Heavy dependency tree (69 direct deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
2.8M downloads in the last 30 days (93.8K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
4.2K crates depend on gix. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 864 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 3+ years old, gix hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
69 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
17% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include built, rustsec, crates-index, cargo, vergen-gix. When high-quality crates choose gix, 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 gix
Version Adoption
Release Timeline
Feature Flags
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