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symbolic_expressions

v5.0.3 Growing

A symbolic-expression parser/writer

MIT/Apache-2.0
EncodingParsing toolsText processing #symbolic#sexp#s-exp#kicad

Quick Verdict

  • Not updated for 8+ years
  • Stable API (5.x for 10+ years)
  • Team maintained (3 owners)
  • Tiny footprint (15KB, 0 deps)
  • Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)

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Downloads
2.9M
Dependents
100
Releases
41
Size
15KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

275.8K downloads in the last 30 days (9.2K/day), up 12% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

100 crates depend on symbolic_expressions. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Team maintained

This crate is maintained by a team (3 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.

Stable for 10+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 10 years with 41 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Zero dependencies

symbolic_expressions has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.

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Compact crate

At 15KB, symbolic_expressions is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include egg, kicad_parse_gen, stitch_core. When high-quality crates choose symbolic_expressions, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 6/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 21/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 16/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 11/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads · last 90 days
7K/day avg-36%
05K10K15K4/275/156/26/207/87/25

Top Dependents

Most downloaded crates that depend on symbolic_expressions

Version Adoption

v5.0.3
100%
v4.1.11
0%
v5.0.0
0%
v4.1.9
0%
v4.1.8
0%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
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direct dependencies
Dependents
100
crates depend on symbolic_expressions

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