rustyline
v18.0.0 StableRustyline, a readline implementation based on Antirez's Linenoise
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 58d ago)
- ✓Stable API (18.x for 10+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (11.7K crates depend on it)
- !Heavy dependency tree (25 direct deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
3.0M downloads in the last 30 days (101.2K/day), up 14% from the previous period.
11.7K crates depend on rustyline — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 10 years with 47 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
25 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
Notable dependents include codespan-reporting, vrl, rhai, drm, mlua. When high-quality crates choose rustyline, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
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Most downloaded crates that depend on rustyline
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Feature Flags
default =["custom-bindings", "with-dirs", "with-file-history"]
