serde_bytes
v0.11.19 GrowingOptimized handling of `&[u8]` and `Vec<u8>` for Serde
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (23.3K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
8.9M downloads in the last 30 days (296.5K/day), up 24% from the previous period.
23.3K crates depend on serde_bytes — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
The primary maintainer publishes 231 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 8+ years old, serde_bytes hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 13KB, serde_bytes is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include serde_json, camino, winreg, ciborium, ed25519. When high-quality crates choose serde_bytes, it's a strong quality signal.
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default =["std"]
