random-number
v0.1.9 GrowingGenerate random numbers quickly.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (5KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
28.5K downloads in the last 30 days (951/day), up 7% from the previous period.
The primary maintainer publishes 116 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 5+ years old, random-number hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 5KB, random-number is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include mshv-bindings, console-games, bmos_server, cwrap, gdilib-rs. When high-quality crates choose random-number, it's a strong quality signal.
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