oorandom
v11.1.5 GrowingA tiny, robust PRNG implementation.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- ✓Stable API (11.x for 7+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (2.0K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
17.4M downloads in the last 30 days (578.5K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
2.0K crates depend on oorandom. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
oorandom has only 1 owner despite 2.0K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 7 years with 17 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 23KB, oorandom is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include criterion, wasm-bindgen-test, schnellru, polkavm, cedar-policy. When high-quality crates choose oorandom, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
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