tree-sitter
v0.26.11 GrowingRust bindings to the Tree-sitter parsing library
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 1d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (23.3K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (3 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
3.8M downloads in the last 30 days (127.2K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
23.3K crates depend on tree-sitter — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
This crate is maintained by a team (3 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
Despite being 8+ years old, tree-sitter hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Notable dependents include tree-sitter-rust, tree-sitter-python, tree-sitter-typescript, tree-sitter-javascript, tree-sitter-go. When high-quality crates choose tree-sitter, it's a strong quality signal.
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