distance
v0.4.0 GrowingA collection of approximate string matching algorithms
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 9+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 365 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (9KB, 0 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
22.1K downloads in the last 30 days (738/day), up 51% from the previous period.
365 crates depend on distance. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 9+ years old, distance hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
distance has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
At 8KB, distance is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include genetic_algorithm, wasmer-compiler-cli, tremor-script, pathbuster, eddie. When high-quality crates choose distance, it's a strong quality signal.
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