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rand_hc

v0.5.0 Growing

HC128 random number generator

MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2024 MSRV 1.85
AlgorithmsNo standard library #random#rng#hc128

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 53d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 401 crates
  • โœ“Team maintained (2 owners)
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (12KB, 1 deps)

Security

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Downloads
137.9M
Dependents
401
Releases
9
Size
12KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

7.0M downloads in the last 30 days (234.3K/day), up 1% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

401 crates depend on rand_hc. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Team maintained

This crate is maintained by a team (2 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 7+ years old, rand_hc hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 12KB, rand_hc is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Notable yanked versions

11% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include rstar, miden-crypto, qsv, bootloader-x86_64-common, rustgenhash. When high-quality crates choose rand_hc, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 16/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 11/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 18/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 15/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
207K/day avg+46%
0100K200K300K12/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.2.0
57%
v0.1.0
32%
v0.3.1
7%
v0.3.0
4%
v0.3.2
0%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
1
direct dependencies
Dependents
401
crates depend on rand_hc

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