ihex
v3.0.0 GrowingA Rust library for parsing and generating Intel HEX (or IHEX) objects. This format is commonly used for representing compiled program code and data to be loaded into a microcontroller, flash memory or ROM.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 5+ years
- ✓Stable API (3.x for 9+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 212 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (16KB, 0 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
1.2M downloads in the last 30 days (40.3K/day), up 105% from the previous period.
212 crates depend on ihex. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 9 years with 12 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
ihex has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
At 15KB, ihex is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include probe-rs, yara-x, probe-rs-tools, sinowealth-kb-tool, machine-check-avr. When high-quality crates choose ihex, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
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