pipe
v0.4.0 GrowingSynchronous Read/Write memory pipe
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 5+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 220 crates
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
24.5K downloads in the last 30 days (817/day), up 98% from the previous period.
220 crates depend on pipe. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 51 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 10+ years old, pipe hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 7KB, pipe is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include clio, polar-core, nbd, rustc_codegen_spirv, streampager. When high-quality crates choose pipe, it's a strong quality signal.
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