inventory
v0.3.22 GrowingTyped distributed plugin registration
Quick Verdict
- โActively maintained (updated 36d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- โMassive adoption (6.9K crates depend on it)
- โTiny footprint (16KB, 3 deps)
- โPermissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
6.7M downloads in the last 30 days (222.1K/day), up 25% from the previous period.
6.9K crates depend on inventory. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 231 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 10+ years old, inventory hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 16KB, inventory is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include pyo3, typetag, prost-wkt, cucumber, pyo3-async-runtimes. When high-quality crates choose inventory, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
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