Decision Workspace
rust-format vs a9-prettyplease vs hjkl-mangler
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
rust-format
growingv0.3.4
A Rust source code formatting crate with a unified interface for string, file, and TokenStream input
52
a9-prettyplease
experimentalv0.1.7
A minimal `syn` syntax tree pretty-printer (fork of prettyplease with enhanced blank-line heuristics)
52
hjkl-mangler
experimentalv0.28.0
External-formatter dispatch for hjkl: rustfmt, prettier, gofmt, ruff, stylua, shfmt, taplo and more
Core Metrics
| rust-format | a9-prettyplease | hjkl-mangler | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 52 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 3.2M | 300 | 164 |
| 30d Downloads | 77.4K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 839 | 12 | 13 |
| Releases | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 1505d ago | 34d ago | today |
| Age | 4y 1m | 1m | 9d |
Health Breakdown
rust-format
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
a9-prettyplease
Maintenance
17
Quality
10
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
hjkl-mangler
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rust-format | a9-prettyplease | hjkl-mangler | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.4 | 0.1.7 | 0.28.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 92KB | 19KB |
| Features | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 11.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71 | 1.95 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rust-format leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rust-format is depended on by 839 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rust-format has not been updated in over a year.