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sxd-xpath

v0.4.2 Growing

A Rust XML XPath library

MIT/Apache-2.0
#xml#xpath

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 7+ years
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Massive adoption (1.6K crates depend on it)
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (45KB, 3 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)

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Downloads
1.4M
Dependents
1.6K
Releases
9
Size
45KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

126.2K downloads in the last 30 days (4.2K/day), up 23% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

1.6K crates depend on sxd-xpath. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Single maintainer risk

sxd-xpath has only 1 owner despite 1.6K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern โ€” consider the implications for long-term support.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 10+ years old, sxd-xpath hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 44KB, sxd-xpath is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include spider_utils, cargo-wix, mathcat, nu_plugin_query, nu_plugin_xpath. When high-quality crates choose sxd-xpath, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 4/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 16/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 11/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 7/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 11/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
3K/day avg+62%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.4.2
98%
v0.4.1
1%
v0.4.0
0%
v0.2.1
0%
v0.1.2
0%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

unstable

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
1.6K
crates depend on sxd-xpath

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