supports-color
v3.0.2 GrowingDetects whether a terminal supports color, and gives details about that support.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- ✓Stable API (3.x for 4+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (1.7K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (10KB, 1 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
4.0M downloads in the last 30 days (132.5K/day), up 39% from the previous period.
1.7K crates depend on supports-color. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
supports-color has only 1 owner despite 1.7K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 4 years with 15 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 10KB, supports-color is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include owo-colors, miette, cargo-nextest, bpaf, cargo-binstall. When high-quality crates choose supports-color, it's a strong quality signal.
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