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zcash_client_backend

v0.23.0 Growing

APIs for creating shielded Zcash light clients

MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2024 MSRV 1.85.1

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 1d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 181 crates
  • โœ“Team maintained (4 owners)
  • !Heavy dependency tree (85 direct deps)

Security

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Downloads
155.9K
Dependents
181
Releases
36
Size
332KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

9.2K downloads in the last 30 days (307/day), up 5% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

181 crates depend on zcash_client_backend. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 99 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 6+ years old, zcash_client_backend hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Heavy dependency tree

85 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include zcash_client_sqlite, zebra-scan, pepper-sync, zcash_voting, zexcavator. When high-quality crates choose zcash_client_backend, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 18/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 14/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 14/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 6/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
256/day avg-41%
02004006004/265/146/16/197/77/24

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.21.0
32%
v0.23.0
22%
v0.18.1
19%
v0.19.1
15%
v0.21.2
12%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["time/default"]

torpcztsyncorchardunstablezcashd-compatnon-standard-feestest-dependencieslightwalletd-tonictransparent-inputstransparent-key-importunstable-serializationunstable-spanning-treelightwalletd-tonic-transportlightwalletd-tonic-tls-webpki-roots

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
85
direct dependencies
Dependents
181
crates depend on zcash_client_backend