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similar-asserts

v2.0.0 Stable

provides assert_eq! like macros with colorized diff output

Apache-2.0 Edition 2024 MSRV 1.85.0
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Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 54d ago)
  • โœ“Stable API (2.x for 5+ years)
  • โœ“Massive adoption (7.7K crates depend on it)
  • โœ“Permissive license (Apache-2.0)

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Downloads
29.1M
Dependents
7.7K
Releases
12
Size
16KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

1.4M downloads in the last 30 days (48.3K/day), up 18% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

7.7K crates depend on similar-asserts. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 57 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Stable for 5+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 5 years with 12 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Compact crate

At 16KB, similar-asserts is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include chrono, hostname, cfg-expr, insta, prost-reflect. When high-quality crates choose similar-asserts, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 14/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 21/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 12/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
50K/day avg-29%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v1.7.0
48%
v1.5.0
24%
v1.6.0
21%
v1.4.2
6%
v1.6.1
1%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
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direct dependencies
Dependents
7.7K
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