quote
v1.0.46 StableQuasi-quoting macro quote!(...)
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 21d ago)
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 9+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (151.3K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (32KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
100.6M downloads in the last 30 days (3.4M/day), up 5% from the previous period.
151.3K crates depend on quote — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
The primary maintainer publishes 232 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 9 years with 94 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 31KB, quote is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include syn, proc-macro2, thiserror-impl, serde_derive, tokio-macros. When high-quality crates choose quote, it's a strong quality signal.
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