strip-ansi-escapes
v0.2.1 GrowingStrip ANSI escape sequences from byte streams.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (4.0K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (8KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0/MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
3.0M downloads in the last 30 days (101.2K/day), up 1% from the previous period.
4.0K crates depend on strip-ansi-escapes. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
strip-ansi-escapes has only 1 owner despite 4.0K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 8+ years old, strip-ansi-escapes hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 8KB, strip-ansi-escapes is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
20% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include anstream, miette, vrl, quick-junit, junit-report. When high-quality crates choose strip-ansi-escapes, it's a strong quality signal.
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