validator
v0.20.0 GrowingCommon validation functions (email, url, length, ...) and trait - to be used with `validator_derive`
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (8.8K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
3.2M downloads in the last 30 days (106.4K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
8.8K crates depend on validator. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
validator has only 1 owner despite 8.8K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 9+ years old, validator hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 16KB, validator is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include schemars, openid, serde-saphyr, deltalake-core, chroma-types. When high-quality crates choose validator, it's a strong quality signal.
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Most downloaded crates that depend on validator