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passterm

v2.0.6 Stable

Read terminal password, check isatty

BSD-3-Clause Edition 2024
Command-line interface #password#security#tty#getpass#isatty

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 53d ago)
  • โœ“Stable API (2.x for 4+ years)
  • โœ“Trusted by 142 crates
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (9KB, 3 deps)

Security

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Downloads
136.2K
Dependents
142
Releases
19
Size
9KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

17.2K downloads in the last 30 days (572/day), up 67% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

142 crates depend on passterm. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Stable for 4+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 4 years with 19 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 9KB, passterm is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include iggy_binary_protocol, iggy-cli, kestrel-cli. When high-quality crates choose passterm, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 15/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 22/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 11/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 6/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 13/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
404/day avg+85%
05001K2K12/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v2.0.1
62%
v2.0.3
19%
v2.0.5
13%
v1.1.7
3%
v2.0.4
2%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

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README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
142
crates depend on passterm

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