zstd-safe
v7.2.4 GrowingSafe low-level bindings for the zstd compression library.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- ✓Stable API (7.x for 8+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 650 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (29KB, 1 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
18.9M downloads in the last 30 days (630.5K/day), up 18% from the previous period.
650 crates depend on zstd-safe. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 8 years with 54 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 29KB, zstd-safe is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include zstd, async-compression, compression-codecs, pingora-header-serde, apollo-router. When high-quality crates choose zstd-safe, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["legacy", "arrays", "zdict_builder"]
