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twox-hash

v2.1.2 Growing

A Rust implementation of the XXHash and XXH3 algorithms

MIT Edition 2021 MSRV 1.81
Algorithms #hash#hasher#xxhash#xxh3

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Stable API (2.x for 10+ years)
  • โœ“Massive adoption (4.4K crates depend on it)
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (36KB, 3 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
152.6M
Dependents
4.4K
Releases
22
Size
36KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

12.1M downloads in the last 30 days (403.2K/day), up 22% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

4.4K crates depend on twox-hash. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Single maintainer risk

twox-hash has only 1 owner despite 4.4K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern โ€” consider the implications for long-term support.

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Stable for 10+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 10 years with 22 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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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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Compact crate

At 35KB, twox-hash is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include zerovec, lz4_flex, parquet, ruzstd, priority-queue. When high-quality crates choose twox-hash, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 9/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 20/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 14/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 15/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
325K/day avg+60%
0100K200K300K400K500K12/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v1.6.3
66%
v2.1.2
14%
v2.1.1
9%
v2.1.0
6%
v2.0.1
4%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["random", "xxhash32", "xxhash64", "xxhash3_64", "xxhash3_128", "std"]

std*allocrandom*xxhash32*xxhash64*serializexxhash3_64*xxhash3_128*

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
4.4K
crates depend on twox-hash

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