orchard
v0.12.0 GrowingThe Orchard shielded transaction protocol
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- โTrusted by 329 crates
- โTeam maintained (4 owners)
- !Heavy dependency tree (40 direct deps)
- โPermissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
34.6K downloads in the last 30 days (1.2K/day), up 23% from the previous period.
329 crates depend on orchard. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 74 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 5+ years old, orchard hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
40 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
Notable dependents include zcash_primitives, zcash_keys, zcash_client_backend, zebra-chain, zcash_client_sqlite. When high-quality crates choose orchard, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["circuit", "multicore", "std"]