Decision Workspace
hjkl-prompt vs hjkl-prompt-tui vs tui-textarea-2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
hjkl-prompt
experimentalv0.28.0
Renderer-agnostic ex/search prompt bar state machine for the hjkl editor stack. Covers `:`, `/`, and `?` prompts with history navigation and wildmenu completion model.
50
hjkl-prompt-tui
experimentalv0.28.0
Ratatui adapter for hjkl-prompt: renders the ex/search prompt bar (`:`, `/`, `?`) as a bottom-bar status row with wildmenu completion strip.
66
tui-textarea-2
experimentalv0.11.0
tui-textarea is a simple yet powerful text editor widget for ratatui. Multi-line text editor can be easily put as part of your TUI application.
Core Metrics
| hjkl-prompt | hjkl-prompt-tui | tui-textarea-2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 50 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 112 | 99 | 39.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 16.7K |
| Dependents | 11 | 5 | 143 |
| Releases | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Last Updated | today | today | 23d ago |
| Age | 8d | 8d | 3m |
Health Breakdown
hjkl-prompt
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
hjkl-prompt-tui
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
tui-textarea-2
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| hjkl-prompt | hjkl-prompt-tui | tui-textarea-2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.28.0 | 0.28.0 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 19KB | 84KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tui-textarea-2 leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tui-textarea-2 is depended on by 143 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.