Decision Workspace
text-span vs locspan vs source-span
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
text-span
growingv2.1.0
Struct covering areas of text
54
locspan
growingv0.9.2
Code mapping utility types and traits.
52
source-span
growingv2.7.0
Source code mapping and display utilities.
Core Metrics
| text-span | locspan | source-span | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 54 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 2.6M | 43.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 271.1K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 410 | 37 |
| Releases | 7 | 44 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 203d ago | 463d ago | 1701d ago |
| Age | 8m | 4y 4m | 6y 10m |
Health Breakdown
text-span
Maintenance
11
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
locspan
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
source-span
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| text-span | locspan | source-span | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.0 | 0.9.2 | 2.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 10KB | 109KB |
| Features | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 11.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •text-span leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •locspan has the most downloads (2.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •locspan is depended on by 410 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ locspan, source-span have not been updated in over a year.
- •locspan is pre-1.0 — API may change.