lz4-compress
v0.1.1 GrowingPure Rust implementation of raw LZ4 compression/decompression.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 8+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 120 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (9KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
3.8K downloads in the last 30 days (128/day), up 21% from the previous period.
120 crates depend on lz4-compress. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 9+ years old, lz4-compress hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 9KB, lz4-compress is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include lz4_flex, cdrs, twist-lz4, hpk, root-io. When high-quality crates choose lz4-compress, it's a strong quality signal.
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