xz
v0.1.0 GrowingRust bindings to liblzma providing Read/Write streams as well as low-level in-memory encoding/decoding. Alias of `xz2` crate.
Quick Verdict
- βNot updated for 5+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- βTrusted by 373 crates
- βTiny footprint (7KB, 1 deps)
- βPermissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
55.6K downloads in the last 30 days (1.9K/day), up 26% from the previous period.
373 crates depend on xz. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 11+ years old, xz hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 7KB, xz is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include wasmer, frida-build, dionysos, decompress, makeclean. When high-quality crates choose xz, it's a strong quality signal.
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