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smallbox

v0.8.8 Growing

`Small Box` optimization: store small item on stack and fallback to heap for large item.

MIT Edition 2021 MSRV 1.80
Data structures #box#stack#dst#no_std#alloc

Quick Verdict

  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 182 crates
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (16KB, 2 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)
  • !35% of releases were yanked

Security

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Downloads
1.1M
Dependents
182
Releases
26
Size
16KB

Deep Insights

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Stable downloads

63.5K downloads in the last 30 days (2.1K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

182 crates depend on smallbox. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

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

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Minimal dependencies

Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 16KB, smallbox is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Notable yanked versions

35% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include elfo-core, zng-var, stacked_errors, kg-js, hitbox-backend. When high-quality crates choose smallbox, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 6/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 11/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 11/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 7/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 15/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
2K/day avg-25%
01K2K3K4K2/263/164/34/215/95/26

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.8.8
42%
v0.8.2
24%
v0.8.1
17%
v0.8.6
13%
v0.8.7
5%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["std"]

std*coercenightly

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
2
direct dependencies
Dependents
182
crates depend on smallbox

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