{"categories":[{"label":"Software Development","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development/8"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Fastdiff provides a fast diff algorithm implementation using WebAssembly via Wasmer, with a pure Python fallback for compatibility.","skillfed_tags":["webassembly","diff-algorithm","abandoned"],"use_cases":["Comparing large text files or strings where performance is critical and you need faster-than-pure-Python diff operations","Integrating diff functionality into applications where cross-platform WebAssembly acceleration is preferred over native C extensions","Testing or prototyping WebAssembly-based algorithm implementations in Python environments"],"what_it_does":"Fastdiff is a diff algorithm library that uses WebAssembly compiled via Wasmer to accelerate text comparison operations. It wraps a native implementation and falls back to pure Python when WebAssembly is unavailable, aiming for cross-platform compatibility. The package depends on wasmer and wasmer-compiler-cranelift to provide the WebAssembly runtime.\n\nThe package is in pre-alpha status (Development Status :: 2) and has been abandoned since late 2022 with no maintenance activity for over three years. While it carries a permissive MIT license and installs with low friction, its lack of recent updates means it may not work reliably with current Python versions or modern wasmer releases.","worth_installing":"No. The package is abandoned with no updates since 2022 and classifiers only claim support up to Python 3.7. While the MIT license is permissive and install friction is low, the lack of maintenance means compatibility with modern Python versions and wasmer releases is uncertain. Use an actively maintained diff library instead."},"id":"fastdiff","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/fastdiff","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/fastdiff.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/fastdiff/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2021-05-12","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"fastdiff","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"A fast native implementation of diff algorithm with a pure python fallback"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":513819,"position":6243,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.3.0"}