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merkle_light
v0.4.0 GrowingLight merkle tree implementation with SPV support and dependency agnostic.
BSD-3-Clause Edition 2021
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 3+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (22KB, 3 deps)
Security
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Downloads
66.5K
Dependents
5
Releases
5
Size
22KB
Deep Insights
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Strong growth momentum
2.4K downloads in the last 30 days (81/day), up 288% from the previous period.
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Pre-1.0 for over a year
Despite being 8+ years old, merkle_light hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
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Minimal dependencies
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
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Compact crate
At 21KB, merkle_light is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 3/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 18/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 8/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 6/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 13/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
36/day avg+330%
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on merkle_light
Version Adoption
v0.4.0
81%
v0.3.1
9%
v0.1.0
4%
v0.2.0
2%
v0.3.0
2%
Release Timeline
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Feature Flags
default =["std"]
std*bitcoinchaincorecrypto_bench
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Maintainers
Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
5
crates depend on merkle_light