xshell
v0.2.7 GrowingUtilities for quick shell scripting in Rust
Quick Verdict
- βNot updated for 1+ year
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- βMassive adoption (1.5K crates depend on it)
- βTiny footprint (25KB, 2 deps)
- βPermissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
902.0K downloads in the last 30 days (30.1K/day), up 18% from the previous period.
1.5K crates depend on xshell. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 78 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 5+ years old, xshell hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 24KB, xshell is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include is_debug, cairo-lang-syntax-codegen, re_types_builder, teloxide-core, oq3_syntax. When high-quality crates choose xshell, it's a strong quality signal.
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