io-lifetimes
v3.0.1 GrowingA low-level I/O ownership and borrowing library
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (3.x for 4+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (1.3K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
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Deep Insights
5.6M downloads in the last 30 days (188.3K/day), up 30% from the previous period.
1.3K crates depend on io-lifetimes. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 129 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 4 years with 56 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 28KB, io-lifetimes is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include fs-set-times, cap-primitives, io-extras, cap-std, cap-fs-ext. When high-quality crates choose io-lifetimes, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
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Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on io-lifetimes
