Decision Workspace
text-buffer vs ropey vs crop
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
text-buffer
growingv0.1.0
An implementation of a gap buffer
64
ropey
growingv1.6.1
A fast and robust text rope for Rust
54
crop
growingv0.4.3
A pretty fast text rope
Core Metrics
| text-buffer | ropey | crop | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 64 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9K | 5.2M | 165.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 19 | 452.6K | 11.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.7K | 32 |
| Releases | 1 | 44 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 765d ago | 237d ago | 336d ago |
| Age | 2y 1m | 11y 1m | 3y 1m |
Health Breakdown
text-buffer
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
ropey
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
crop
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| text-buffer | ropey | crop | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.6.1 | 0.4.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 119KB | 82KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ropey leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ropey is depended on by 2.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ text-buffer has not been updated in over a year.
- •text-buffer, crop are pre-1.0 — API may change.