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rust-htslib

v1.0.0 Stable

This library provides HTSlib bindings and a high level Rust API for reading and writing BAM files.

MIT Edition 2018
#htslib#bam#bioinformatics#pileup#sequencing

Quick Verdict

  • Actively maintained (updated 57d ago)
  • Stable API (1.x for 11+ years)
  • Massive adoption (1.0K crates depend on it)
  • Team maintained (2 owners)
  • Permissive license (MIT)

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Downloads
547.0K
Dependents
1.0K
Releases
67
Size
139KB

Deep Insights

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Stable downloads

12.5K downloads in the last 30 days (418/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.

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Widely adopted

1.0K crates depend on rust-htslib. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Team maintained

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

Stable for 11+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 11 years with 67 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include varlociraptor, rust-bio-tools, fibertools-rs, bedrs, mm2. When high-quality crates choose rust-htslib, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 17/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 17/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 16/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 7/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads · last 90 days
373/day avg+47%
020040060080012/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.49.0
23%
v0.39.5
23%
v0.38.2
20%
v0.36.0
18%
v0.46.0
17%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["bzip2", "lzma", "curl"]

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Maintainers

Dependencies
20
direct dependencies
Dependents
1.0K
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