Decision Workspace
syntaxfmt vs syntaxfmt-macros vs display_tree
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
syntaxfmt
experimentalv0.2.2
A derive macro-based library for flexible syntax tree formatting with pretty printing support.
51
syntaxfmt-macros
experimentalv0.2.2
Procedural macros for the syntaxfmt crate.
50
display_tree
growingv1.1.2
Simple, automatic, and customizable tree pretty-printing
Core Metrics
| syntaxfmt | syntaxfmt-macros | display_tree | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 51 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 316 | 425 | 16.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 26 | 207 |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Releases | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 146d ago | 146d ago | 1194d ago |
| Age | 5m | 5m | 3y 3m |
Health Breakdown
syntaxfmt
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
syntaxfmt-macros
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
display_tree
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| syntaxfmt | syntaxfmt-macros | display_tree | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.2.2 | 1.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 16KB | 9KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 42.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •syntaxfmt leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •display_tree has the most downloads (16.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ display_tree has not been updated in over a year.
- •syntaxfmt, syntaxfmt-macros are pre-1.0 — API may change.