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hcompress
v0.4.0 GrowingA pure-Rust port of the CFITSIO HCompress image compression library
MIT Edition 2024 MSRV 1.87
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 2d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (131KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Downloads
8.6K
Dependents
12
Releases
7
Size
131KB
Deep Insights
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Steady growth
443 downloads in the last 30 days (15/day), up 4% from the previous period.
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Pre-1.0 for over a year
Despite being 4+ years old, hcompress 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.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 16/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 14/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 9/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 5/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 15/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
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Version Adoption
v0.3.0
43%
v0.1.1
18%
v0.1.0
15%
v0.2.1
12%
v0.2.0
11%
Release Timeline
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Maintainers
Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
12
crates depend on hcompress