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rand_mt

v6.0.3 Stable

Reference Mersenne Twister random number generators.

MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2024 MSRV 1.85.0

Quick Verdict

  • Actively maintained (updated 56d ago)
  • Stable API (6.x for 6+ years)
  • Trusted by 149 crates
  • Team maintained (2 owners)
  • Tiny footprint (55KB, 2 deps)

Security

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Downloads
1.7M
Dependents
149
Releases
16
Size
55KB

Deep Insights

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Download decline

246.6K downloads in the last 30 days, down 30% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.

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Moderate adoption

149 crates depend on rand_mt. 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.

Stable for 6+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 6 years with 16 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Notable yanked versions

13% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include cmsketch, palette, starknet-devnet-core, bund, lsmlite-rs. When high-quality crates choose rand_mt, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 13/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 18/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 17/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 7/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 15/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads · last 90 days
12K/day avg-57%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v5.0.0
87%
v4.2.2
11%
v4.2.1
1%
v4.2.0
1%
v6.0.3
0%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["rand-traits"]

rand-traits*

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
2
direct dependencies
Dependents
149
crates depend on rand_mt

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