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sift4
v0.1.4 GrowingThis crate provides the sift4 string distance algorithm. It is very fast and returns results similar to levenshtein
MIT Edition 2018
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 7+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (2KB, 0 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Downloads
8.6K
Dependents
2
Releases
5
Size
2KB
Deep Insights
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Steady growth
26 downloads in the last 30 days (1/day), up 13% from the previous period.
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Pre-1.0 for over a year
Despite being 7+ years old, sift4 hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
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Zero dependencies
sift4 has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
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Compact crate
At 2KB, sift4 is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 3/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 16/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 7/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 5/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 12/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
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Version Adoption
v0.1.4
34%
v0.1.2
17%
v0.1.3
17%
v0.1.1
16%
v0.1.0
16%
Release Timeline
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