metrics-util
v0.20.4 GrowingHelper types/functions used by the metrics ecosystem.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 12d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (1.1K crates depend on it)
- !Heavy dependency tree (31 direct deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
3.4M downloads in the last 30 days (114.7K/day), up 11% from the previous period.
1.1K crates depend on metrics-util. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
metrics-util has only 1 owner despite 1.1K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 7+ years old, metrics-util hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
31 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
Notable dependents include hickory-resolver, tokio-metrics, metrics-exporter-prometheus, metrics-exporter-dogstatsd, metrics-tracing-context. When high-quality crates choose metrics-util, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["debugging", "layers", "recency", "registry", "storage"]
