dtolnay/cargo-tally

Add 'inverse' mode: Show number of transitive dependencies of a crate over time

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#12 opened on Mar 13, 2018

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Description

This mode would make it easy to see how the total number of dependencies of a crate changes over time, as its dependencies add or remove dependencies of their own.

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Research direction
Study the existing code for tally modes (e.g., ` kind` flag) and replicate the pattern to add an 'inverse' mode that queries the crates.io API for transitive dependencies. Trace how the current `tally` command works, then implement a new mode that fetches and displays the total transitive dependency count over time.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
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Feature
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2
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1-3 hours
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Fresh
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Clear
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RustCargo
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70