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hc-256
v0.5.0 GrowingHC-256 Stream Cipher
MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2021 MSRV 1.56
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 4+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (10KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Downloads
10.0K
Dependents
0
Releases
7
Size
10KB
Deep Insights
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Strong growth momentum
17 downloads in the last 30 days (1/day), up 240% from the previous period.
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Prolific maintainer
The primary maintainer publishes 215 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 6+ years old, hc-256 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 9KB, hc-256 is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 7/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 17/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 11/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 5/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 15/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
1/day avg-61%
Version Adoption
v0.5.0
26%
v0.3.0
19%
v0.4.1
18%
v0.0.1
18%
v0.4.0
18%
Release Timeline
7 releasessince 2019
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Maintainers
Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
0
crates depend on hc-256