similar-asserts
v1.7.0 Growingprovides assert_eq! like macros with colorized diff output
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 5+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (7.2K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
1.8M downloads in the last 30 days (61.0K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
7.2K crates depend on similar-asserts. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 57 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 5 years with 11 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 15KB, similar-asserts is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include chrono, hostname, cfg-expr, insta, prost-reflect. When high-quality crates choose similar-asserts, it's a strong quality signal.
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