colored-diff
v0.2.3 GrowingFormat the difference between two strings with ANSI colors
Quick Verdict
- โNot updated for 4+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- โTrusted by 317 crates
- โPermissive license (MIT OR Unlicense)
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33.2K downloads in the last 30 days (1.1K/day), up 165% from the previous period.
317 crates depend on colored-diff. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 7+ years old, colored-diff hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 6KB, colored-diff is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include biscuit-auth, dhall, golem-wasm-ast, anyinput-core, darkroom. When high-quality crates choose colored-diff, it's a strong quality signal.
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