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lightning_encoding

v0.9.3 Growing

Network encoding for lightning network peer protocol data types

Apache-2.0 Edition 2021 MSRV 1.56.1
Network programmingCryptography::Cryptocurrencies #encoding#bitcoin#lightning#lnp-bp

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 3+ years
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 173 crates
  • โœ“Permissive license (Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
117.8K
Dependents
173
Releases
31
Size
19KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

1.8K downloads in the last 30 days (61/day), up 116% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

173 crates depend on lightning_encoding. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 142 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 5+ years old, lightning_encoding hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Compact crate

At 19KB, lightning_encoding is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include internet2, lightning_encoding_derive, microservices, inet2_derive, inet2_addr. When high-quality crates choose lightning_encoding, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 6/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 16/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 12/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 6/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
41/day avg+58%
05010015020025012/301/172/42/223/123/29

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.8.0
39%
v0.7.1
20%
v0.9.1
18%
v0.4.0-beta.1
12%
v0.5.0-beta.3
12%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["derive"]

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README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
7
direct dependencies
Dependents
173
crates depend on lightning_encoding

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