samwho/spacer
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CLI tool to insert spacers when command output stops observed · 2026-09-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
45/100
- Activity 31
- Release rhythm 40
- Longevity 87
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0.0
- age_days: 1228
- days_rel: 416
- days_push: 416
- n_releases_24m: 13
Adoption not part of the score
1818 stars · 23 forks observed · 2026-09-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
spacer is a small Rust CLI utility that inserts visual spacers into piped command output after a configurable period of inactivity. It is designed for workflows like tailing logs, making it easy to see where one burst of output ends and the next begins.
Use cases
- insert blank separators in log output when tailing files
- visually separate bursts of command output in the terminal
- replace habitually pressing enter to mark log boundaries
- pipe any command through a filter that adds spacers on idle output
- monitor long-running processes with clearer output separation
When to choose
- you frequently tail logs and want automatic visual separation of output
- you want a tiny, fast Unix-style pipe filter for terminal readability
- you want a simple installable Rust CLI with configurable idle timeout
When to avoid
- you need to monitor STDERR, since spacer only watches STDOUT
- you need structured log processing or filtering rather than visual spacing
- you need a GUI or interactive log viewer
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli developer-tools logging developer-tools cli windows rust log-tailing terminal-utility pipe-filter rust command-line linux macos
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/samwho/spacer · fetched 2026-09-28 · 5fa2c6f11dcc
- homepage: https://github.com/samwho/spacer · fetched 2026-08-29 · c736b9b1749e
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/spacer · fetched 2026-08-29 · 29f885019a1f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| samwho/spacer | main | 45 |
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