Decision Workspace
rat-cursor vs terminput vs rat-event
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
rat-cursor
stablev2.0.0
ratatui trait to communicate the cursor position across widgets
66
terminput
growingv0.5.13
TUI input parser/encoder and abstraction over input backends
65
rat-event
stablev2.1.0
ratatui event handler trait for widgets
Core Metrics
| rat-cursor | terminput | rat-event | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 66 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 25.7K | 45.7K | 59.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.8K | 8.7K | 2.2K |
| Dependents | 138 | 140 | 370 |
| Releases | 9 | 25 | 46 |
| Last Updated | 90d ago | 6d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 1y 2m | 1y 10m |
Health Breakdown
rat-cursor
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
terminput
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
rat-event
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rat-cursor | terminput | rat-event | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.5.13 | 2.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 32KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •terminput leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rat-event has the most downloads (59.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rat-event is depended on by 370 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •terminput is pre-1.0 — API may change.