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varlen
v0.1.2 GrowingErgonomic variable-length types
BSD-3-Clause Edition 2021
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 4+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (38KB, 3 deps)
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Downloads
6.3K
Dependents
5
Releases
3
Size
38KB
Deep Insights
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Steady growth
76 downloads in the last 30 days (3/day), up 9% from the previous period.
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Pre-1.0 for over a year
Despite being 4+ years old, varlen hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
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Minimal dependencies
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
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Compact crate
At 37KB, varlen is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 4/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 17/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 7/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 5/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 10/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
2/day avg+27%
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on varlen
Version Adoption
v0.1.2
63%
v0.1.1
19%
v0.1.0
18%
Release Timeline
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Maintainers
Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
5
crates depend on varlen