Decision Workspace
formats vs match-string vs ribbons
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
formats
experimentalv1.1.1
a better, more versatile, format! macro
47
match-string
experimentalv0.1.2
Lightweight pattern-matching utilities for strings and sequences, with a proc-macro for ergonomic syntax
40
ribbons
growingv0.1.3
Library for unwrapping `Option` and `Result` types with a formatted error message. (less boilerplate than `unwrap_or_else`)
Core Metrics
| formats | match-string | ribbons | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 47 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 55 | 181 | 4.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 12 | 7 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 41d ago | 93d ago | 222d ago |
| Age | 1m | 3m | 2y 2m |
Health Breakdown
formats
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
match-string
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
ribbons
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| formats | match-string | ribbons | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.1 | 0.1.2 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 12KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •match-string leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ribbons has the most downloads (4.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •match-string, ribbons are pre-1.0 — API may change.