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zipf

v7.0.2 Growing

A fast generator of discrete, bounded Zipf-distributed random numbers

Apache-2.0 Edition 2018
Algorithms #random#distribution#zipf

Quick Verdict

  • Not updated for 1+ year
  • Stable API (7.x for 9+ years)
  • Trusted by 245 crates
  • Tiny footprint (15KB, 2 deps)
  • Permissive license (Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
1.2M
Dependents
245
Releases
19
Size
15KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

56.3K downloads in the last 30 days (1.9K/day), up 169% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

245 crates depend on zipf. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 92 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

Stable for 9+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 9 years with 19 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 15KB, zipf is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Notable yanked versions

11% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include tantivy-stacker, trawler, dfir_rs, hydroflow, finalfrontier. When high-quality crates choose zipf, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 5/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 16/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 12/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 7/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads · last 90 days
995/day avg+208%
02K4K6K8K12/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v7.0.1
61%
v7.0.0
22%
v6.1.0
8%
v7.0.2
7%
v5.0.1
1%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
2
direct dependencies
Dependents
245
crates depend on zipf

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