ink_metadata
v5.1.1 Stable[ink!] Metadata definitions for ink! smart contracts.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (5.x for 5+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 376 crates
- ✓Team maintained (3 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
14.9K downloads in the last 30 days (498/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
376 crates depend on ink_metadata. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
This crate is maintained by a team (3 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 5 years with 38 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 26KB, ink_metadata is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include ink_storage_traits, ink_storage, ink, ink_macro, contract-transcode. When high-quality crates choose ink_metadata, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on ink_metadata
Version Adoption
Release Timeline
Feature Flags
default =["derive", "std"]
