ref-swap
v0.1.2 GrowingSafe wrapper around AtomicPtr
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 2+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (11KB, 0 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
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Deep Insights
6.5K downloads in the last 30 days (218/day), up 45% from the previous period.
This crate is maintained by a team (2 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
Despite being 2+ years old, ref-swap hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
ref-swap has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
At 10KB, ref-swap is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include ctaphid-dispatch, usbd-ctaphid, rocket-community, rkt. When high-quality crates choose ref-swap, it's a strong quality signal.
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