lz4_flex
v0.13.0 GrowingFastest LZ4 implementation in Rust, no unsafe by default.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 12d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (3.9K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
8.3M downloads in the last 30 days (277.3K/day), up 21% from the previous period.
3.9K crates depend on lz4_flex. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
lz4_flex has only 1 owner despite 3.9K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 5+ years old, lz4_flex hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 44KB, lz4_flex is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
20% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include arrow-ipc, parquet, tantivy, vrl, clickhouse. When high-quality crates choose lz4_flex, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Docs, repo, license, metadata
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Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on lz4_flex
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Release Timeline
Feature Flags
default =["std", "safe-encode", "safe-decode", "frame", "checked-decode"]
