smartstring

3.4M downloads in the last 30 days (113.2K/day), up 14% from the previous period.

2.4K crates depend on smartstring. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

smartstring has only 1 owner despite 2.4K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 5 years with 14 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

At 29KB, smartstring is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include cached, swc_ecma_parser, hstr, rhai, swc_ecma_lexer. When high-quality crates choose smartstring, it's a strong quality signal.