shapefile
v0.9.0 GrowingRead & Write shapefiles in Rust
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 8d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 219 crates
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
36.5K downloads in the last 30 days (1.2K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
219 crates depend on shapefile. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 53 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 11+ years old, shapefile hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 49KB, shapefile is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include spade, geoq, versatiles_geometry, echomap, cassini. When high-quality crates choose shapefile, it's a strong quality signal.
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