public-api
v0.52.0 GrowingList and diff the public API of Rust library crates. Relies on rustdoc JSON output from the nightly toolchain.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 0d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 367 crates
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
50.9K downloads in the last 30 days, down 41% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.
367 crates depend on public-api. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 4+ years old, public-api hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 44KB, public-api is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include syntect, lilt, cargo-public-api, parity-publish, syntect-no-panic. When high-quality crates choose public-api, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on public-api
Version Adoption
Release Timeline
Feature Flags
default =["snapshot-testing"]
