Decision Workspace
patcher vs threeway_merge vs termdiff
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
patcher
experimentalv0.2.1
patcher is a Rust library for generating and applying Git-style unified diff patches.
56
threeway_merge
experimentalv0.1.16
Git-style 3-way string merging using proven algorithms from libgit2/xdiff. Statically links xdiff (LGPL-2.1+).
54
termdiff
growingv4.1.1
Write a diff with color codes to a string
Core Metrics
| patcher | threeway_merge | termdiff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 56 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 3.1K | 29.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 83 | 164 | 80 |
| Dependents | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 1 | 17 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 339d ago | 27d ago | 170d ago |
| Age | 11m | 7m | 4y 5m |
Health Breakdown
patcher
Maintenance
3
Quality
11
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
threeway_merge
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
termdiff
Maintenance
10
Quality
23
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| patcher | threeway_merge | termdiff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.1.16 | 4.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 188KB | 49KB | 93KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •threeway_merge leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •termdiff has the most downloads (29.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •patcher, threeway_merge are pre-1.0 — API may change.