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dtolnay/thiserror

derive(Error) for struct and enum error types observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/dtolnay/thiserror · Rust · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

98/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 96
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 4.0
  • age_days: 2520
  • days_rel: 25
  • days_push: 11
  • n_releases_24m: 27

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

5526 stars · 214 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A Rust library providing a convenient derive macro for implementing the standard library's std::error::Error trait on structs and enums. It generates Display impls and error conversions from attribute annotations without appearing in your public API.

Use cases

  • define custom error types in rust
  • implement std::error::Error without boilerplate
  • generate display messages for error enums
  • convert underlying errors with #[from]
  • make library error types ergonomic

When to choose

  • writing application or library code in rust that needs idiomatic error types
  • you want handwritten-quality Error impls with minimal code
  • you need error messages with interpolated fields

When to avoid

  • building applications where you want anyhow-style dynamic errors instead of typed enums
  • working outside the rust ecosystem

Facets

library · maturity stable

error-handling serialization developer-tools programming-languages rust derive-macro std-error-trait ergonomics

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