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hostname-validator

v1.1.1 Growing

Validate hostnames according to IETF RFC 1123

MIT
No standard library #hostname#rfc#ietf#1123

Quick Verdict

  • Not updated for 4+ years
  • Stable API (1.x for 7+ years)
  • Trusted by 324 crates
  • Tiny footprint (2KB, 0 deps)
  • Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
7.1M
Dependents
324
Releases
3
Size
2KB

Deep Insights

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Download decline

562.5K downloads in the last 30 days, down 24% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.

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Moderate adoption

324 crates depend on hostname-validator. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 62 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

Stable for 7+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 7 years with 3 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Zero dependencies

hostname-validator has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.

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Compact crate

At 2KB, hostname-validator is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include poem-openapi, tss-esapi, tor-netdoc, arti-client, stun-rs. When high-quality crates choose hostname-validator, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 3/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 21/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 14/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 8/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads · last 90 days
19K/day avg-64%
010K20K30K40K4/275/156/26/207/87/25

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v1.1.1
98%
v1.1.0
1%
v1.0.0
0%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
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direct dependencies
Dependents
324
crates depend on hostname-validator

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