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LanguageTool API in Rust. Version 3.0.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
LanguageTool API in Rust
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ltrs
history
Project history and usage
LanguageTool-Rust, also called LTRS, is both a Rust library and an `ltrs` command-line client for the LanguageTool HTTP API.
Project history
The crate was created on crates.io on 2022-05-16 and developed as Rust bindings for the LanguageTool server API. Its README states that it can use the public LanguageTool API or a self-hosted LanguageTool server.
The changelog shows rapid early CLI and library work in May 2022, including commands such as `ping`, JSON output, and automatic use of the online LanguageTool server. Version 2.0.0, dated 2023-02-07, expanded the project structure and related-project documentation. Version 3.0.0, dated 2025-09-17, was a breaking refactor that separated library and CLI modules and added support for custom file types including Markdown, HTML, and Typst.
Adoption history
LanguageTool-Rust sits in the Rust ecosystem as a typed client for a widely used proofreading server. Its adoption is niche but practical: developers can add grammar/style checking to Rust programs, while CLI users can query LanguageTool from scripts without writing API glue.
How it is used
The README documents `cargo install languagetool-rust --features full` and an `ltrs` CLI with commands such as `ping`, `languages`, and `check`. By default, the CLI uses the public LanguageTool API, while users can point it at their own server.
Why package nerds care
For package nerds, LTRS is a bridge package: it wraps a Java-origin proofreading service in Rust library types and a small CLI. It is useful in editor, documentation, CI, and prose-checking workflows where LanguageTool is wanted without running the Java client directly.
Timeline
- 2022-05-16: Crate created on crates.io and early 0.0.x changelog entries began.
- 2023-02-07: Version 2.0.0 documented a broader project cleanup and related-project work.
- 2025-09-17: Version 3.0.0 introduced breaking CLI/library refactors and custom file-type support.
- 2025-12-31: Version 3.0.1 bumped the minimum supported Rust version and fixed raw output behavior.
Related projects
- Related projects include LanguageTool itself, the LanguageTool public HTTP API, docs.rs, crates.io, and other Rust prose-checking tools that integrate grammar checks into documentation workflows.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ltrs | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version3.0.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv3.0.1
https://github.com/jeertmans/languagetool-rust
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:languagetool-rust |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/languagetool-rust |
| Homepage | https://docs.rs/languagetool-rust |
| Repository | https://github.com/jeertmans/languagetool-rust |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.rs/languagetool-rust/latest/languagetool_rust |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/jeertmans/languagetool-rust/archive/refs/tags/v3.0.1.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf, rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | languagetool-rust |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
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- Matched by: Languagetool Rust
source trail
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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
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