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xz-sys

v0.1.0 Growing

liblzma-sys compatible API layer backed by pure Rust xz-core

MIT/Apache-2.0 Edition 2018

Quick Verdict

  • βœ“Actively maintained (updated 41d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • βœ“Tiny footprint (1KB, 1 deps)
  • βœ“Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)

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Downloads
10.1K
Dependents
1
Releases
3
Size
1KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

3.8K downloads in the last 30 days (127/day), up 127% from the previous period.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 11+ years old, xz-sys hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 1KB, xz-sys is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 12/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 15/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 4/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 5/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 6/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads Β· last 90 days
61/day avg+771%
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Version Adoption

v0.4.6-rc.0
54%
v0.0.1
28%
v0.1.0
18%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
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direct dependencies
Dependents
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crates depend on xz-sys