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libperl-rs
v0.4.0 GrowingEmbed the Perl 5 runtime in a Rust application — safe wrapper around libperl-sys
GPL-1.0-or-later OR Artistic-1.0-Perl Edition 2024
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 17d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (29KB, 3 deps)
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Downloads
4.4K
Dependents
0
Releases
6
Size
29KB
Deep Insights
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Strong growth momentum
28 downloads in the last 30 days (1/day), up 2700% from the previous period.
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Pre-1.0 for over a year
Despite being 6+ years old, libperl-rs hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
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Minimal dependencies
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
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Compact crate
At 28KB, libperl-rs is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
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Notable yanked versions
17% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 14/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 11/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 6/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 4/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 13/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
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Version Adoption
v0.2.0
35%
v0.3.0
32%
v0.1.0
31%
v0.3.1
1%
v0.4.0
0%
Release Timeline
6 releases1 yankedsince 2019
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Maintainers
Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
0
crates depend on libperl-rs