Decision Workspace
patcher vs termdiff vs threeway_merge
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
patcher
growingv0.2.1
patcher is a Rust library for generating and applying Git-style unified diff patches.
60
termdiff
stablev4.2.1
Write a diff with color codes to a string
55
threeway_merge
experimentalv0.1.19
Git-style 3-way string merging using proven algorithms from libgit2/xdiff. Statically links xdiff (LGPL-2.1+).
Core Metrics
| patcher | termdiff | threeway_merge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 60 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 1.5K | 30.7K | 3.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 794 | 0 |
| Dependents | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 21 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 447d ago | 29d ago | 42d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 4y 8m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
patcher
Maintenance
2
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
termdiff
Maintenance
16
Quality
23
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
threeway_merge
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| patcher | termdiff | threeway_merge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 4.2.1 | 0.1.19 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | CC0-1.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 188KB | 94KB | 49KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •termdiff leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ patcher has not been updated in over a year.
- •patcher, threeway_merge are pre-1.0 — API may change.