radium

12.7M downloads in the last 30 days (422.6K/day), up 17% from the previous period.

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

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 6 years with 20 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 14KB, radium is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include bitvec, rustpython-common, pui-core, bitflagset, borrow_channel. When high-quality crates choose radium, it's a strong quality signal.