owning_ref
v0.4.1 GrowingA library for creating references that carry their owner with them.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 6+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 746 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (13KB, 1 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
588.8K downloads in the last 30 days (19.6K/day), up 79% from the previous period.
746 crates depend on owning_ref. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 10+ years old, owning_ref hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 12KB, owning_ref is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include lock_api, memmap2, chashmap, open-metrics-client, ccl. When high-quality crates choose owning_ref, it's a strong quality signal.
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