Decision Workspace
hjkl-editor vs hjkl-engine vs hjkl-keymap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
hjkl-editor
experimentalv0.33.5
Front-door for the hjkl modal editor stack: vim engine + rope buffer + registers, in one crate.
56
hjkl-engine
experimentalv0.33.5
Vim FSM, motion grammar, and ex commands. Pre-1.0 churn.
56
hjkl-keymap
experimentalv0.33.5
Backend-agnostic modal keymap: chord parsing, trie dispatch, leader/chord resolution for the hjkl editor stack
Core Metrics
| hjkl-editor | hjkl-engine | hjkl-keymap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 56 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 2.5K | 10.3K | 3.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.4K | 1.2K |
| Dependents | 89 | 432 | 122 |
| Releases | 55 | 83 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 2d ago | 2d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 2m | 2m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
hjkl-editor
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
hjkl-engine
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
hjkl-keymap
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| hjkl-editor | hjkl-engine | hjkl-keymap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.33.5 | 0.33.5 | 0.33.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 267KB | 19KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.95 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hjkl-engine leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hjkl-engine is depended on by 432 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.