lazy_static
v1.5.0 GrowingA macro for declaring lazily evaluated statics in Rust.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 11+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (168.7K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (14KB, 3 deps)
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Deep Insights
42.2M downloads in the last 30 days (1.4M/day), up 20% from the previous period.
168.7K crates depend on lazy_static — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
This crate is maintained by a team (2 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 11 years with 38 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 14KB, lazy_static is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include hashbrown, pkg-config, tokio-rustls, sharded-slab, vcpkg. When high-quality crates choose lazy_static, it's a strong quality signal.
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