names
v0.14.0 GrowingA random name generator with names suitable for use in container instances, project names, application instances, etc.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 3+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (1.1K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (39KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
1.1M downloads in the last 30 days (37.1K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
1.1K crates depend on names. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
names has only 1 owner despite 1.1K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 10+ years old, names 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 38KB, names is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include tantivy-sstable, pyroscope, tiberius, cargo-generate, sc-cli. When high-quality crates choose names, it's a strong quality signal.
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default =["application"]
