Decision Workspace
idiom vs ropey vs termdiff
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
idiom
growingv0.8.2
Simple low config editor supporting LSP and syntax highlighting.
63
ropey
growingv1.6.1
A fast and robust text rope for Rust
60
termdiff
stablev4.2.1
Write a diff with color codes to a string
Core Metrics
| idiom | ropey | termdiff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 63 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 22.0K | 9.1M | 30.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.0M | 794 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.6K | 1 |
| Releases | 33 | 44 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 57d ago | 345d ago | 29d ago |
| Age | 2y 4m | 11y 4m | 4y 8m |
Health Breakdown
idiom
Maintenance
16
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
ropey
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
termdiff
Maintenance
16
Quality
23
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| idiom | ropey | termdiff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.2 | 1.6.1 | 4.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 27 | 8 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 233KB | 119KB | 94KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | — | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ropey leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ropey is depended on by 3.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •idiom is pre-1.0 — API may change.