nkeys
v0.4.5 GrowingRust implementation of the NATS nkeys library
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 682 crates
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
1.9M downloads in the last 30 days, down 74% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.
682 crates depend on nkeys. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 7+ years old, nkeys hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 26KB, nkeys is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
22% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include async-nats, nats, wascap, wadm-client, nats-jwt-rs. When high-quality crates choose nkeys, it's a strong quality signal.
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