minidom
v0.19.0 GrowingA small, simple DOM implementation on top of rxml, targeting the subset of XML useful for XMPP
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 34d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 501 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (26KB, 3 deps)
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Deep Insights
210.7K downloads in the last 30 days (7.0K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
501 crates depend on minidom. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 9+ years old, minidom hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 25KB, minidom is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include rust-s3, quickxml_to_serde, xmpp-parsers, transit_model, ommui_data. When high-quality crates choose minidom, it's a strong quality signal.
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