Decision Workspace
cli-prompt-helper vs smart-read vs askit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
cli-prompt-helper
experimentalv0.1.0
small light weight crate for helper functions to prompt on stdin/stdout for small CLIs.
45
smart-read
growingv0.9.0
Complex but easy ways to read user input
45
askit
experimentalv0.2.0
A simple and semantic library to ask for user input in CLI applications. Type-safe parsing, defaults and retries.
Core Metrics
| cli-prompt-helper | smart-read | askit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 45 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 30 | 25.1K | 1.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 27 | 5 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 22 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 117d ago | 308d ago | 219d ago |
| Age | 3m | 2y | 7m |
Health Breakdown
cli-prompt-helper
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
smart-read
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
askit
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| cli-prompt-helper | smart-read | askit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.9.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 12KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •smart-read leads with a health score of 45/100, but none of the options score above 80.