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r-description
v0.3.7 GrowingParsing and editor for R DESCRIPTION files
Apache-2.0 Edition 2021
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
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Downloads
60.9K
Dependents
54
Releases
14
Size
25KB
Deep Insights
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Steady growth
1.5K downloads in the last 30 days (49/day), up 10% from the previous period.
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Prolific maintainer
The primary maintainer publishes 69 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
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Pre-1.0 for over a year
Despite being 1+ years old, r-description hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
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Compact crate
At 25KB, r-description is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 13/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 15/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 10/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 6/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 10/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
46/day avg+6%
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on r-description
Version Adoption
v0.3.1
60%
v0.3.3
19%
v0.3.7
8%
v0.3.4
8%
v0.1.0
5%
Release Timeline
14 releasessince 2024
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Maintainers
Dependencies
7
direct dependencies
Dependents
54
crates depend on r-description