planus
v1.3.0 GrowingPlanus is an alternative compiler for flatbuffers, an efficient cross platform serialization library.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 4+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 133 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (36KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
1.1M downloads in the last 30 days (35.0K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
133 crates depend on planus. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 4 years with 10 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 35KB, planus is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include arrow-format, polars-arrow-format, burn-dataset, mediasoup, mediasoup-sys. When high-quality crates choose planus, it's a strong quality signal.
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default =["std", "vtable-cache", "string-cache", "bytes-cache"]