simple-error
v0.3.2 GrowingA simple error type backed by a string
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 939 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (11KB, 0 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
186.0K downloads in the last 30 days (6.2K/day), up 1% from the previous period.
939 crates depend on simple-error. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 10+ years old, simple-error hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
simple-error has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
At 10KB, simple-error is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include tendermint-testgen, crypto-msg-parser, multiversx-sc-scenario, dharitri-sc-scenario, roslibrust_codegen. When high-quality crates choose simple-error, it's a strong quality signal.
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