infer
v0.19.0 GrowingSmall crate to infer file type based on magic number signatures
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (3.3K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (19KB, 1 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
5.6M downloads in the last 30 days (187.5K/day), up 14% from the previous period.
3.3K crates depend on infer. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
infer has only 1 owner despite 3.3K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 7+ years old, infer hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 19KB, infer is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include http-types, tauri-utils, tauri-plugin-updater, cached-path, re_types. When high-quality crates choose infer, it's a strong quality signal.
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