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protoc-rust

v2.28.0 Growing

protoc --rust_out=... available as API. protoc needs to be in $PATH, protoc-gen-run does not.

MIT

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 3+ years
  • โœ“Stable API (2.x for 8+ years)
  • โœ“Trusted by 613 crates
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

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Downloads
5.1M
Dependents
613
Releases
84
Size
5KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

51.1K downloads in the last 30 days (1.7K/day), up 55% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

613 crates depend on protoc-rust. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Stable for 8+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 8 years with 84 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Compact crate

At 5KB, protoc-rust is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include sawtooth-sdk, protoc-rust-grpc, transact, sabre-sdk, splinter. When high-quality crates choose protoc-rust, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 7/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 18/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 9/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 8/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
1K/day avg+101%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v3.0.0-alpha.2
57%
v2.28.0
24%
v2.27.1
10%
v2.25.2
4%
v2.25.1
4%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
4
direct dependencies
Dependents
613
crates depend on protoc-rust