widestring
v1.2.1 GrowingA wide string Rust library for converting to and from wide strings, such as those often used in Windows API or other FFI libaries. Both `u16` and `u32` string types are provided, including support for UTF-16 and UTF-32, malformed encoding, C-style strings, etc.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 10+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (2.5K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (90KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
4.9M downloads in the last 30 days (163.1K/day), up 32% from the previous period.
2.5K crates depend on widestring. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
widestring has only 1 owner despite 2.5K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 10 years with 18 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
Notable dependents include num-format, ipconfig, neon, interprocess, windows-service. When high-quality crates choose widestring, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["std"]
