ini
v1.3.0 GrowingA simple macro built on top of configparser to load and parse ini files. You can use this to write Rust programs which can be customized by end users easily.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 5+ years
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 5+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 185 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (8KB, 1 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR LGPL-3.0-or-later)
Security
Deep Insights
104.2K downloads in the last 30 days (3.5K/day), up 16% from the previous period.
185 crates depend on ini. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 5 years with 14 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 8KB, ini is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include sugar-cli, tanzhenhui_code_lib, zawk, winfu, applications. When high-quality crates choose ini, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
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