html-escape
v0.2.13 GrowingThis library is for encoding/escaping special characters in HTML and decoding/unescaping HTML entities as well.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 3+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (4.8K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (23KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
2.6M downloads in the last 30 days (88.2K/day), up 71% from the previous period.
4.8K crates depend on html-escape. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 116 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 5+ years old, html-escape hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 23KB, html-escape is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include yew, qrcode-generator, leptos_macro, anstyle-svg, stylist. When high-quality crates choose html-escape, it's a strong quality signal.
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default =["std"]
