whoami
v2.1.1 StableRust library for getting information about the current user and environment
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 45d ago)
- ✓Stable API (2.x for 8+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (4.8K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0 OR MIT)
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Deep Insights
11.3M downloads in the last 30 days (375.2K/day), up 29% from the previous period.
4.8K crates depend on whoami. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 91 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 8 years with 56 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 28KB, whoami is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include sqlx-postgres, sqlx-mysql, tokio-postgres, keyring, duckscriptsdk. When high-quality crates choose whoami, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
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Feature Flags
default =["std", "wasi-wasite", "wasm-web"]
