hex_fmt
v0.3.0 GrowingFormatting and shortening byte slices as hexadecimal strings
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 7+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (1.6K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (8KB, 0 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
754.9K downloads in the last 30 days (25.2K/day), up 117% from the previous period.
1.6K crates depend on hex_fmt. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
Despite being 7+ years old, hex_fmt hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
hex_fmt has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
At 8KB, hex_fmt is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include libp2p-gossipsub, static-regular-grammar, blsttc, safe_network, threshold_crypto. When high-quality crates choose hex_fmt, it's a strong quality signal.
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