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tree-sitter-c

v0.24.1 Growing

C grammar for tree-sitter

MIT Edition 2021
Parsing toolsText editors #parsing#c#incremental#tree-sitter

Quick Verdict

  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Massive adoption (2.1K crates depend on it)
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (248KB, 3 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
4.0M
Dependents
2.1K
Releases
20
Size
248KB

Deep Insights

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Download decline

746.1K downloads in the last 30 days, down 32% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.

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Widely adopted

2.1K crates depend on tree-sitter-c. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 4+ years old, tree-sitter-c hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include ast-grep-language, difftastic, langchain-rust, gitu, pmat. When high-quality crates choose tree-sitter-c, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 8/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 14/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 17/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 10/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
26K/day avg+52%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.23.4
56%
v0.24.1
35%
v0.20.6
3%
v0.20.8
3%
v0.21.4
3%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
2.1K
crates depend on tree-sitter-c

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