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sapling-crypto

v0.6.1 Growing

Cryptographic library for Zcash Sapling

MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2021 MSRV 1.70

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 1d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 211 crates
  • โœ“Team maintained (4 owners)
  • !Heavy dependency tree (32 direct deps)

Security

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Downloads
352.6K
Dependents
211
Releases
11
Size
154KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

25.6K downloads in the last 30 days (854/day), up 15% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

211 crates depend on sapling-crypto. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Team maintained

This crate is maintained by a team (4 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 8+ years old, sapling-crypto hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Heavy dependency tree

32 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include zcash_primitives, zcash_proofs, zcash_keys, zcash_client_backend, zebra-chain. When high-quality crates choose sapling-crypto, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 16/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 13/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 12/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 7/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
619/day avg+151%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.5.0
54%
v0.3.0
19%
v0.1.3
15%
v0.2.0
8%
v0.6.0
4%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["multicore", "circuit"]

stdcircuit*multicore*temporary-zcashdtest-dependencies

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
32
direct dependencies
Dependents
211
crates depend on sapling-crypto