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nom

v8.0.0 Growing

A byte-oriented, zero-copy, parser combinators library

MIT Edition 2021 MSRV 1.65.0
Parsing tools #parser#parsing#streaming#bit#parser-combinators

Quick Verdict

  • Not updated for 1+ year
  • Stable API (8.x for 11+ years)
  • Massive adoption (27.7K crates depend on it)
  • Tiny footprint (136KB, 3 deps)
  • Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
531.4M
Dependents
27.7K
Releases
98
Size
136KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

39.6M downloads in the last 30 days (1.3M/day), up 21% from the previous period.

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Foundational crate

27.7K crates depend on nom — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.

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Single maintainer risk

nom has only 1 owner despite 27.7K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.

Stable for 11+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 11 years with 98 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include cexpr, x509-parser, der-parser, asn1-rs, rusticata-macros. When high-quality crates choose nom, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 8/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 21/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 14/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 15/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads · last 90 days
1.2M/day avg+20%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v7.1.3
79%
v8.0.0
12%
v7.1.1
5%
v5.1.3
3%
v7.1.0
2%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["std"]

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Maintainers

Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
27.7K
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