tree-sitter-language
v0.1.7 GrowingThe tree-sitter Language type, used by the library and by language implementations
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (5.6K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (3 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (8KB, 0 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
2.9M downloads in the last 30 days (96.4K/day), up 38% from the previous period.
5.6K crates depend on tree-sitter-language. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
This crate is maintained by a team (3 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
Despite being 1+ years old, tree-sitter-language hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
tree-sitter-language has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
At 8KB, tree-sitter-language is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include tree-sitter, tree-sitter-rust, tree-sitter-python, tree-sitter-typescript, tree-sitter-javascript. When high-quality crates choose tree-sitter-language, it's a strong quality signal.
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