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httptest

v0.16.4 Growing

HTTP testing facilities including a mock server

MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2018
#testing#http#test#mock#fake

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 81d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Massive adoption (1.7K crates depend on it)
  • !Heavy dependency tree (22 direct deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)

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Downloads
9.1M
Dependents
1.7K
Releases
45
Size
33KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

453.3K downloads in the last 30 days (15.1K/day), up 17% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

1.7K crates depend on httptest. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Single maintainer risk

httptest has only 1 owner despite 1.7K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern โ€” consider the implications for long-term support.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 6+ years old, httptest hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Heavy dependency tree

22 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.

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Compact crate

At 32KB, httptest is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include google-cloud-auth, yup-oauth2, google-cloud-storage, google-cloud-gax-internal, tough. When high-quality crates choose httptest, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 15/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 12/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 12/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
12K/day avg+60%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.15.4
39%
v0.16.1
21%
v0.16.3
19%
v0.15.5
18%
v0.16.4
2%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
22
direct dependencies
Dependents
1.7K
crates depend on httptest

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