unicode-bom
v2.0.3 GrowingUnicode byte-order mark detection for files and byte arrays.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 2+ years
- ✓Stable API (2.x for 7+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 179 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (11KB, 0 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
2.9M downloads in the last 30 days (95.8K/day), up 12% from the previous period.
179 crates depend on unicode-bom. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 7 years with 13 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
unicode-bom has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
At 11KB, unicode-bom is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include gix-config, gix-attributes, gix-ignore, git-config, biome_parser. When high-quality crates choose unicode-bom, it's a strong quality signal.
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