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solana-test-validator

v3.1.11 Stable

Blockchain, Rebuilt for Scale

Apache-2.0 Edition 2021

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 0d ago)
  • โœ“Stable API (3.x for 4+ years)
  • โœ“Massive adoption (1.1K crates depend on it)
  • !Heavy dependency tree (45 direct deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
769.4K
Dependents
1.1K
Releases
291
Size
77KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

43.9K downloads in the last 30 days (1.5K/day), up 30% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

1.1K crates depend on solana-test-validator. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 645 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Stable for 4+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 4 years with 291 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Heavy dependency tree

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

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include solana-cli, solana-validator, solana-tokens, spl-token-cli, agave-validator. When high-quality crates choose solana-test-validator, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 20/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 16/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 9/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 7/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 10/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
1K/day avg+102%
01K2K3K12/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v3.1.8
26%
v2.2.4
24%
v2.1.0
21%
v2.2.1
16%
v2.0.3
13%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

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README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
45
direct dependencies
Dependents
1.1K
crates depend on solana-test-validator