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linguist
v0.1.9 ExperimentalProgramming language detection library based on Github Linguist.
MIT Edition 2024
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 26d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Downloads
4.8K
Dependents
19
Releases
9
Size
78KB
Deep Insights
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Strong growth momentum
2.3K downloads in the last 30 days (76/day), up 44% from the previous period.
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Used by top crates
Notable dependents include tcup, zahirscan, linguisto, treestat, truck-facto-rs. When high-quality crates choose linguist, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 17/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 12/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 12/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 4/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 10/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
46/day avg+315%
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on linguist
Version Adoption
v0.1.7
70%
v0.1.6
22%
v0.1.9
3%
v0.1.5
2%
v0.1.3
2%
Release Timeline
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Dependencies
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direct dependencies
Dependents
19
crates depend on linguist