httpdate
v1.0.3 GrowingHTTP date parsing and formatting
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 2+ years
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 9+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (3.8K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (11KB, 1 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
27.2M downloads in the last 30 days (906.3K/day), up 26% from the previous period.
3.8K crates depend on httpdate. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
httpdate has only 1 owner despite 3.8K 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, actix-http, tiny_http. When high-quality crates choose httpdate, it's a strong quality signal.
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