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imghdr
v0.7.0 GrowingLibrary that determines the type of image contained in a file or byte stream.
Apache-2.0 OR MIT Edition 2018
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 6+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (20KB, 1 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
Security
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Downloads
202.6K
Dependents
8
Releases
11
Size
20KB
Deep Insights
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Stable downloads
2.1K downloads in the last 30 days (68/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
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Pre-1.0 for over a year
Despite being 9+ years old, imghdr hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
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Minimal dependencies
Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
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Compact crate
At 20KB, imghdr is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 4/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 17/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 8/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 6/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 9/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
62/day avg+42%
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on imghdr
Version Adoption
v0.7.0
96%
v0.4.0
1%
v0.2.0
1%
v0.1.4
1%
v0.3.0
1%
Release Timeline
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Feature Flags
default =["std"]
std*
README
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Maintainers
Dependencies
1
direct dependencies
Dependents
8
crates depend on imghdr