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kdl

v6.5.0 Growing

Document-oriented KDL parser and API. Allows formatting/whitespace/comment-preserving parsing and modification of KDL text.

Apache-2.0 Edition 2021 MSRV 1.82
#serialization#config#document#kdl

Quick Verdict

  • βœ“Stable API (6.x for 5+ years)
  • βœ“Trusted by 730 crates
  • βœ“Permissive license (Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
741.1K
Dependents
730
Releases
34
Size
113KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

59.6K downloads in the last 30 days (2.0K/day), up 22% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

730 crates depend on kdl. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Stable for 5+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 5 years with 34 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include kdl, git-disjoint, zellij-utils, zellij-server, usage-lib. When high-quality crates choose kdl, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 11/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 19/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 11/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 7/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads Β· last 90 days
2K/day avg+54%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v4.6.0
30%
v6.5.0
23%
v4.5.0
21%
v6.3.4
14%
v4.7.1
11%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["span"]

v1span*v1-fallback

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
7
direct dependencies
Dependents
730
crates depend on kdl

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