lzma-rs
v0.3.0 GrowingA codec for LZMA, LZMA2 and XZ written in pure Rust
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 3+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (1.2K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
2.3M downloads in the last 30 days (75.1K/day), up 3% from the previous period.
1.2K crates depend on lzma-rs. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
lzma-rs has only 1 owner despite 1.2K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 8+ years old, lzma-rs hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 28KB, lzma-rs is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include rc-zip, cached-path, dump_syms, pg-embed, samply-symbols. When high-quality crates choose lzma-rs, it's a strong quality signal.
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