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smol

v2.0.2 Growing

A small and fast async runtime

Apache-2.0 OR MIT Edition 2018 MSRV 1.63
AsynchronousConcurrencyNetwork programming #networking#io#async#future#await

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 1+ year
  • โœ“Stable API (2.x for 6+ years)
  • โœ“Massive adoption (6.0K crates depend on it)
  • โœ“Team maintained (2 owners)
  • !Heavy dependency tree (35 direct deps)

Security

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Downloads
15.3M
Dependents
6.0K
Releases
42
Size
276KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

803.2K downloads in the last 30 days (26.8K/day), up 24% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

6.0K crates depend on smol. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 118 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Stable for 6+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 6 years with 42 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Heavy dependency tree

35 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include criterion, quinn, async-task, redis, aws-sdk-s3. When high-quality crates choose smol, 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 20/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 11/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
22K/day avg+58%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v1.3.0
44%
v2.0.2
38%
v1.2.5
9%
v0.1.18
5%
v2.0.0
3%

Release Timeline

42 releasessince 2020
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Maintainers

Dependencies
35
direct dependencies
Dependents
6.0K
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