Decision Workspace
ansible-rs vs givetray vs xdotool
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
ansible-rs
growingv1.1.0
A Rust wrapper library for Ansible command-line tools (Linux/Unix only)
49
givetray
experimentalv0.5.0
Run terminal commands from the Linux system tray
48
xdotool
growingv0.0.2
A wrapper for the command line tool xdotool written in Rust
Core Metrics
| ansible-rs | givetray | xdotool | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 49 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 4.5K | 77 | 11.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 77 | 0 | 184 |
| Releases | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 317d ago | 28d ago | 2286d ago |
| Age | 10m | 3m | 6y 3m |
Health Breakdown
ansible-rs
Maintenance
3
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
givetray
Maintenance
20
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
xdotool
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ansible-rs | givetray | xdotool | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.5.0 | 0.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 15 | 12 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 134KB | 157KB | 22KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •givetray leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •xdotool has the most downloads (11.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •xdotool is depended on by 184 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ xdotool has not been updated in over a year.
- •givetray, xdotool are pre-1.0 — API may change.