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tcmalloc-better

v0.1.19 Growing

A Rust wrapper over Google's TCMalloc memory allocator

MIT Edition 2024 MSRV 1.87.0
API bindingsMemory management #memory#performance#allocator#tcmalloc

Quick Verdict

  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (9KB, 2 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

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Downloads
72.8K
Dependents
5
Releases
20
Size
9KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

11.6K downloads in the last 30 days (385/day), up 11% from the previous period.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 1+ years old, tcmalloc-better 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, tcmalloc-better is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 9/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 19/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 8/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 6/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
351/day avg+20%
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Top Dependents

Most downloaded crates that depend on tcmalloc-better

Version Adoption

v0.1.19
96%
v0.1.14
2%
v0.1.11
1%
v0.1.10
1%
v0.1.12
1%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["std", "8k_pages", "extension"]

std*realloc8k_pages*32k_pagesextension*256k_pagesnuma_awarelegacy_lockingsmall_but_slowdeprecated_perthreaddisable_madv_hugepage_alwaysdisable_madv_hugepage_by_var

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Maintainers

Dependencies
2
direct dependencies
Dependents
5
crates depend on tcmalloc-better

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