httpdate

35.7M downloads in the last 30 days (1.2M/day), up 25% from the previous period.

4.7K crates depend on httpdate. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

httpdate has only 1 owner despite 4.7K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 9 years with 11 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

At 10KB, httpdate is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include hyper, tower-http, headers, opentelemetry-otlp, actix-http. When high-quality crates choose httpdate, it's a strong quality signal.