varint
v0.9.0 GrowingA Rust implementation of Google Protobuf's Variable-Length Integers
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 10+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 102 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (6KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
4.1K downloads in the last 30 days (137/day), up 92% from the previous period.
102 crates depend on varint. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 10+ years old, varint hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 5KB, varint is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include noise_search, didcomm, iop-journal-proto, netherrack, siodb_driver. When high-quality crates choose varint, it's a strong quality signal.
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