Decision Workspace
any-lexer vs text-scanner vs blex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
any-lexer
growingv0.0.3
Lexers for various programming languages and formats
45
text-scanner
growingv0.0.3
A UTF-8 char-oriented, zero-copy, text and code scanning library
42
blex
growingv0.2.2
A lightweight lexing framework
Core Metrics
| any-lexer | text-scanner | blex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 45 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 6.6K | 6.6K | 5.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 143 | 177 | 27 |
| Dependents | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Releases | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1001d ago | 1001d ago | 1099d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 2y 9m | 3y |
Health Breakdown
any-lexer
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
text-scanner
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
blex
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| any-lexer | text-scanner | blex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.3 | 0.0.3 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Zlib | Zlib | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 28KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •text-scanner leads with a health score of 45/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •any-lexer has the most downloads (6.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ any-lexer, text-scanner, blex have not been updated in over a year.