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text_distance
v0.5.0 GrowingA collection of approximate string matching algorithms
MIT Edition 2021
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 2+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (7KB, 0 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Downloads
7.1K
Dependents
0
Releases
5
Size
7KB
Deep Insights
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Stable downloads
52 downloads in the last 30 days (2/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
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Pre-1.0 for over a year
Despite being 3+ years old, text_distance hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
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Zero dependencies
text_distance has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
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Compact crate
At 7KB, text_distance is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 4/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 16/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 5/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 5/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 10/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
2/day avg-45%
Version Adoption
v0.5.0
37%
v0.2.0
16%
v0.1.0
16%
v0.3.0
16%
v0.4.0
16%
Release Timeline
5 releasessince 2023
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