unescape
v0.1.0 GrowingUnescapes strings with escape sequences written out as literal characters.
Quick Verdict
- โNot updated for 10+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- โTrusted by 662 crates
- โTiny footprint (2KB, 0 deps)
- โPermissive license (MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
514.1K downloads in the last 30 days (17.1K/day), up 27% from the previous period.
662 crates depend on unescape. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 10+ years old, unescape hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
unescape has no external dependencies โ minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
At 2KB, unescape is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include psutil, pgrx-sql-entity-graph, sd, jrsonnet-parser, pgx-utils. When high-quality crates choose unescape, it's a strong quality signal.
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