nix-nar
v0.4.0 GrowingLibrary to manipulate Nix Archive (nar) files
Quick Verdict
- βActively maintained (updated 35d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- βTrusted by 135 crates
- βPermissive license (Apache-2.0 OR LGPL-2.1-or-later)
Security
Deep Insights
127.2K downloads in the last 30 days (4.2K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
135 crates depend on nix-nar. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 4+ years old, nix-nar hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 37KB, nix-nar is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include wasmcloud-component-adapters, lux-lib, nix-nar-cli, unnix, sui-compat. When high-quality crates choose nix-nar, it's a strong quality signal.
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