Decision Workspace
nanotemplate vs shell-string vs fmt2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
nanotemplate
growingv0.3.0
A minimal templating engine that renders a string from the template, replacing all instances of {placeholder} with given values
41
shell-string
growingv0.4.2
Obvious CLI for basic string manipulation
53
fmt2
growingv0.3.4
traits, structs and macros for formatting
Core Metrics
| nanotemplate | shell-string | fmt2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 41 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 74.1K | 24.0K | 4.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.4K | 24 | 58 |
| Dependents | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 4 | 19 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 1282d ago | 829d ago | 416d ago |
| Age | 4y 10m | 5y 4m | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
nanotemplate
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
shell-string
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
fmt2
Maintenance
13
Quality
19
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| nanotemplate | shell-string | fmt2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.4.2 | 0.3.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Unlicense OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 10KB | 24KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fmt2 leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nanotemplate has the most downloads (74.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ nanotemplate, shell-string, fmt2 have not been updated in over a year.