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syntex

v0.58.1 Growing

A library that enables compile time syntax extension expansion

MIT/Apache-2.0

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 9+ years
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Massive adoption (1.2K crates depend on it)
  • โœ“Team maintained (4 owners)
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (9KB, 2 deps)

Security

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Downloads
2.0M
Dependents
1.2K
Releases
54
Size
9KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

24.1K downloads in the last 30 days (805/day), up 106% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

1.2K crates depend on syntex. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Team maintained

This crate is maintained by a team (4 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 11+ years old, syntex hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 9KB, syntex is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include serde_codegen, quasi_codegen, parity-dapps-glue, easy-plugin, google-datastore1_beta2. When high-quality crates choose syntex, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 6/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 15/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 14/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 8/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
515/day avg+111%
01K2K3K12/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.42.2
57%
v0.58.1
15%
v0.54.0
12%
v0.50.0
12%
v0.33.0
3%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
2
direct dependencies
Dependents
1.2K
crates depend on syntex