Decision Workspace
left-pad vs pillar vs struct-pad
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
left-pad
growingv1.0.1
Provides left-padding for strings.
42
pillar
growingv0.1.2
pillar is a small tool to format lines into columns
41
struct-pad
growingv0.2.0
Padding types to enable memory layout optimizations.
Core Metrics
| left-pad | pillar | struct-pad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 42 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 455.6K | 4.3K | 4.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 10.8K | 6 | 34 |
| Dependents | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 3655d ago | 1116d ago | 2032d ago |
| Age | 10y | 4y 10m | 5y 6m |
Health Breakdown
left-pad
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
pillar
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
struct-pad
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| left-pad | pillar | struct-pad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 0.1.2 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Unlicense OR MIT | Unlicense OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 3KB | 4KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •left-pad leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ left-pad, pillar, struct-pad have not been updated in over a year.
- •pillar, struct-pad are pre-1.0 — API may change.