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ferret
v1.1.1 GrowingA trigram-based tool for detecting similarity in groups of text documents or program code.
GPL-3.0-or-later Edition 2021
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 2+ years
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 5+ years)
- ✓Tiny footprint (25KB, 0 deps)
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Downloads
4.3K
Dependents
0
Releases
3
Size
25KB
Deep Insights
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Strong growth momentum
7 downloads in the last 30 days (0/day), up 600% from the previous period.
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Stable for 5+ years
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 5 years with 3 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
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Zero dependencies
ferret has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
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Compact crate
At 25KB, ferret is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 4/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 21/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 6/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 4/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 10/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
0/day avg-62%
Version Adoption
v1.1.1
38%
v1.0.0
33%
v1.1.0
29%
Release Timeline
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