Decision Workspace
ansible-rs vs xdotool vs minion-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
ansible-rs
growingv1.1.0
A Rust wrapper library for Ansible command-line tools (Linux/Unix only)
48
xdotool
growingv0.0.2
A wrapper for the command line tool xdotool written in Rust
46
minion-cli
growingv0.0.6
A CLI tool to streamline application deployments to remote VPS servers
Core Metrics
| ansible-rs | xdotool | minion-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 48 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 2.9K | 11.4K | 2.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.5K | 182 | 6 |
| Dependents | 50 | 177 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 258d ago | 2227d ago | 126d ago |
| Age | 8m | 6y 1m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
ansible-rs
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
xdotool
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
minion-cli
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ansible-rs | xdotool | minion-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.0.2 | 0.0.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 15 | 0 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 134KB | 22KB | 27KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ansible-rs leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •xdotool has the most downloads (11.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •xdotool is depended on by 177 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ xdotool has not been updated in over a year.
- •xdotool, minion-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.