tempdir
v0.3.7 GrowingA library for managing a temporary directory and deleting all contents when it's dropped.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 8+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (14.4K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (3 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (11KB, 2 deps)
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Deep Insights
974.3K downloads in the last 30 days (32.5K/day), up 30% from the previous period.
14.4K crates depend on tempdir — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
The primary maintainer publishes 215 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 11+ years old, tempdir 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 11KB, tempdir is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include glob, vcpkg, fs2, memmap, mio-uds. When high-quality crates choose tempdir, it's a strong quality signal.
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