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pretend
v0.4.0 Growingpretend is a modular, Feign-inspired, HTTP client based on macros.
MIT Edition 2018
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 3+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
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Downloads
27.2K
Dependents
25
Releases
7
Size
33KB
Deep Insights
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Strong growth momentum
1.1K downloads in the last 30 days (37/day), up 48% from the previous period.
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Pre-1.0 for over a year
Despite being 4+ years old, pretend hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
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Compact crate
At 32KB, pretend is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
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Used by top crates
Notable dependents include arweave-rs, pretend-reqwest, pretend-isahc, pretend-awc, pretend-ureq. When high-quality crates choose pretend, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 4/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 15/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 9/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 5/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 12/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
28/day avg+70%
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on pretend
Version Adoption
v0.4.0
60%
v0.3.0
25%
v0.2.2
5%
v0.1.1
5%
v0.2.1
5%
Release Timeline
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Dependencies
15
direct dependencies
Dependents
25
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