Decision Workspace
hjkl-ex vs hjkl-engine vs hjkl-editor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
hjkl-ex
experimentalv0.28.0
Ex-command registry and dispatch layer for the hjkl editor stack.
58
hjkl-engine
experimentalv0.28.0
Vim FSM, motion grammar, and ex commands. Pre-1.0 churn.
57
hjkl-editor
experimentalv0.28.0
Front-door for the hjkl modal editor stack: vim engine + rope buffer + registers, in one crate.
Core Metrics
| hjkl-ex | hjkl-engine | hjkl-editor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 58 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 278 | 7.4K | 2.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 7.1K | 1.7K |
| Dependents | 16 | 296 | 80 |
| Releases | 14 | 74 | 46 |
| Last Updated | today | today | today |
| Age | 10d | 1m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
hjkl-ex
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
hjkl-engine
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
hjkl-editor
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| hjkl-ex | hjkl-engine | hjkl-editor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.28.0 | 0.28.0 | 0.28.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 56KB | 214KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 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 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hjkl-engine is depended on by 296 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.