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hostfile

v1.1.1 Growing

A rust crate for parsing /etc/hosts

MIT Edition 2018
Operating systemsParsing tools #networking#linux#hosts

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 1+ year
  • โœ“Stable API (1.x for 6+ years)
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (21KB, 3 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

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Downloads
316.0K
Dependents
12
Releases
6
Size
21KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

2.6K downloads in the last 30 days (88/day), up 91% from the previous period.

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Stable for 6+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 6 years with 6 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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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 21KB, hostfile is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include k8-config, compy, rs-hosts2arrow-ipc-stream. When high-quality crates choose hostfile, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 4/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 19/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 9/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 7/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 9/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
82/day avg-32%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.2.0
77%
v0.3.0
21%
v1.1.1
1%
v0.1.0
0%
v1.0.0
0%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
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direct dependencies
Dependents
12
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