nanoid
v0.5.0 GrowingA tiny, secure, URL-friendly, unique string ID generator for Rust.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 42d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (7.8K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
1.6M downloads in the last 30 days (53.0K/day), up 36% from the previous period.
7.8K crates depend on nanoid. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
nanoid has only 1 owner despite 7.8K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 8+ years old, nanoid hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 12KB, nanoid is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include mid, lsm-tree, fjall, byteview, rig-core. When high-quality crates choose nanoid, it's a strong quality signal.
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