leb128
v0.2.6 GrowingRead and write DWARF's "Little Endian Base 128" (LEB128) variable length integer encoding.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 35d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (2.3K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (14KB, 1 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
5.9M downloads in the last 30 days (196.9K/day), up 42% from the previous period.
2.3K crates depend on leb128. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 101 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 9+ years old, leb128 hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 13KB, leb128 is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include walrus, wasm-bindgen-cli-support, wasm-bindgen-wasm-conventions, wasmer-compiler, wasmer-compiler-cranelift. When high-quality crates choose leb128, it's a strong quality signal.
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