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squirrel-rng

v0.4.0 Growing

An impl of `rand::Rng` based on a talk by Squirrel Eiserloh re: Math for Game Programmers.

MIT/Apache-2.0 Edition 2024
Game development #gamedev#random#rng

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 14d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (10KB, 1 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)

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Downloads
13.4K
Dependents
1
Releases
9
Size
10KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

159 downloads in the last 30 days (5/day), up 31% from the previous period.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 5+ years old, squirrel-rng hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 10KB, squirrel-rng is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 18/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 17/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 6/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 5/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 10/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
5/day avg+19%
0510152012/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Most downloaded crates that depend on squirrel-rng

Version Adoption

v0.2.1
29%
v0.2.0
20%
v0.2.2
20%
v0.1.1
19%
v0.2.3
12%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["std"]

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Maintainers

Dependencies
1
direct dependencies
Dependents
1
crates depend on squirrel-rng

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