rust-strings
v0.6.4 Growing`rust-strings` is a library to extract ascii strings from binary data
Quick Verdict
- โActively maintained (updated 3d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- โTiny footprint (11KB, 3 deps)
- โPermissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
3.8K downloads in the last 30 days (128/day), up 33% from the previous period.
Despite being 4+ years old, rust-strings 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 11KB, rust-strings is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include cargo-insta, binsider, rpecli, gradle-wiper. When high-quality crates choose rust-strings, it's a strong quality signal.
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