edit-distance
v2.2.2 GrowingLevenshtein edit distance between strings, a measure for similarity.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (2.x for 10+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 445 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (9KB, 1 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
212.0K downloads in the last 30 days (7.1K/day), up 20% from the previous period.
445 crates depend on edit-distance. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 10 years with 10 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 9KB, edit-distance is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include just, typos-dict, dash-mpd, alga_derive, tide-disco. When high-quality crates choose edit-distance, it's a strong quality signal.
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