safecast
v0.2.3 GrowingTraits to define safe casting between types
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 350 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (7KB, 1 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
1.1K downloads in the last 30 days (37/day), up 2% from the previous period.
350 crates depend on safecast. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 5+ years old, safecast hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 7KB, safecast is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include number-general, afarray, tc-value, tcgeneric, tc-transact. When high-quality crates choose safecast, it's a strong quality signal.
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