termini - minimal terminfo

termini is a Rust library that provides access to the terminfo database.

Some highlights of termini include:

• supports extended capabilities
• easy to audit (single dependency, < 1k LOC)
• stability (extensively fuzzed to ensure absence of panics)
• tested on a wide array of terminfo databases

terminis main differentiating characteristic is that it's focused on providing a very minimal functionality. termini only has a single dependency (home to query the home directory) and has less than 1k LOC. This means that it's easy to maintain/audit, doesn't introduce additional dependencies/compiletime and has a smaller surface area for bugs.

terminis parser has been extensively fuzzed with cargo-fuzz to ensure that no panics occur even for fully malformed input. Furthermore, termini is tested with a large array of compiled terminifo data to ensure it produces the correct results.

Acknowledgements

During the implementation of this crate, the following code was used as reference:

• terminfo
• term
• cxterminfo
• pyterminfo