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simplelog

v0.12.2 Growing

A simple and easy-to-use logging facility for Rust's log crate

MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2018
#log#logging#simplelog#filelog

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 2+ years
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Massive adoption (8.0K crates depend on it)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
21.4M
Dependents
8.0K
Releases
34
Size
22KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

777.4K downloads in the last 30 days (25.9K/day), up 42% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

8.0K crates depend on simplelog. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Single maintainer risk

simplelog has only 1 owner despite 8.0K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern โ€” consider the implications for long-term support.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 9+ years old, simplelog hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Compact crate

At 21KB, simplelog is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include igd-next, eventsource-client, mcap, grcov, goose. When high-quality crates choose simplelog, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 7/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 15/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 12/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
20K/day avg+67%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.12.2
47%
v0.12.1
18%
v0.9.0
14%
v0.10.2
11%
v0.11.2
9%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["termcolor", "local-offset"]

testlocal-offset*

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
5
direct dependencies
Dependents
8.0K
crates depend on simplelog

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