utf8_iter
v1.0.4 GrowingIterator by char over potentially-invalid UTF-8 in &[u8]
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 2+ years
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 3+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 141 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (10KB, 0 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
32.2M downloads in the last 30 days (1.1M/day), up 21% from the previous period.
141 crates depend on utf8_iter. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 3 years with 5 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
utf8_iter has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
At 10KB, utf8_iter is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include idna, icu_normalizer, icu_segmenter, icu_collator, typst-library. When high-quality crates choose utf8_iter, it's a strong quality signal.
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