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protobuf-codegen

v3.7.2 Stable

Code generator for Rust Protocol Buffers bindings

MIT Edition 2021

Quick Verdict

  • Actively maintained (updated 7d ago)
  • Stable API (3.x for 7+ years)
  • Massive adoption (1.3K crates depend on it)
  • Team maintained (3 owners)
  • Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
33.0M
Dependents
1.3K
Releases
117
Size
58KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

3.1M downloads in the last 30 days (103.3K/day), up 19% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

1.3K crates depend on protobuf-codegen. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Team maintained

This crate is maintained by a team (3 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.

Stable for 7+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 7 years with 117 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include prometheus, pprof, protobuf-codegen-pure, protoc-rust, protoc-prebuilt. When high-quality crates choose protobuf-codegen, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 19/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 18/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 14/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 7/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads · last 90 days
83K/day avg+71%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v3.7.2
47%
v2.28.0
28%
v3.4.0
9%
v3.0.0-alpha.2
8%
v3.2.0
8%

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Maintainers

Dependencies
7
direct dependencies
Dependents
1.3K
crates depend on protobuf-codegen