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ink_primitives

v5.1.1 Stable

[ink!] Fundamental primitive types for ink! smart contracts.

Apache-2.0 Edition 2021
Embedded developmentNo standard library #blockchain#edsl#riscv#ink#polkavm

Quick Verdict

  • βœ“Stable API (5.x for 6+ years)
  • βœ“Trusted by 429 crates
  • βœ“Team maintained (3 owners)
  • βœ“Permissive license (Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
535.4K
Dependents
429
Releases
39
Size
13KB

Deep Insights

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Stable downloads

15.2K downloads in the last 30 days (507/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

429 crates depend on ink_primitives. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Team maintained

This crate is maintained by a team (3 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.

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Stable for 6+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 6 years with 39 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Compact crate

At 13KB, ink_primitives is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include ink_metadata, ink_env, ink_engine, ink_storage_traits, ink_storage. When high-quality crates choose ink_primitives, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 14/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 20/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 18/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 7/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 13/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads Β· last 90 days
450/day avg+63%
05001K12/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v4.3.0
39%
v5.1.1
21%
v5.0.0
15%
v3.4.0
13%
v4.2.0
12%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["std"]

std*

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
7
direct dependencies
Dependents
429
crates depend on ink_primitives

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