wast
v253.0.0 StableCustomizable Rust parsers for the WebAssembly Text formats WAT and WAST
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 6d ago)
- ✓Stable API (253.x for 6+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (1.8K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
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Deep Insights
4.0M downloads in the last 30 days (134.9K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
1.8K crates depend on wast. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 151 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 6 years with 174 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Notable dependents include wit-component, wat, witx, wasm-bindgen-cli-support, wasm-bindgen-multi-value-xform. When high-quality crates choose wast, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["wasm-module", "component-model"]