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gix-index

v0.51.0 Growing

A work-in-progress crate of the gitoxide project dedicated implementing the git index file

MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2021 MSRV 1.82

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 28d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 257 crates
  • !Heavy dependency tree (22 direct deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
33.9M
Dependents
257
Releases
55
Size
57KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

2.5M downloads in the last 30 days (83.4K/day), up 5% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

257 crates depend on gix-index. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 864 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 3+ years old, gix-index hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Heavy dependency tree

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

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include gix, gix-diff, gix-worktree, gix-worktree-state, gix-dir. When high-quality crates choose gix-index, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 18/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 13/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 8/20

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
86K/day avg-24%
050K100K150K2/263/164/34/215/95/26

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.46.0
34%
v0.45.1
31%
v0.45.0
23%
v0.49.0
6%
v0.48.0
6%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

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README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
22
direct dependencies
Dependents
257
crates depend on gix-index