web3
v0.19.0 GrowingEthereum JSON-RPC client.
Quick Verdict
- โNot updated for 2+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- โTrusted by 753 crates
- โTeam maintained (2 owners)
- !Heavy dependency tree (41 direct deps)
Security
Deep Insights
34.1K downloads in the last 30 days (1.1K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
753 crates depend on web3. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
This crate is maintained by a team (2 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
Despite being 9+ years old, web3 hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
41 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
Notable dependents include ethcontract-common, ethcontract, erc20_payment_lib, k3-wasm-sdk, web3_rust_wrapper. When high-quality crates choose web3, it's a strong quality signal.
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Most downloaded crates that depend on web3
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Feature Flags
default =["http-tls", "signing", "ws-tls-tokio", "ipc-tokio"]
