Decision Workspace
async-file-lock vs async-fd-lock vs blocking
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
async-file-lock
growingv0.1.4
Asynchronous file lock that can auto lock and auto seek.
44
async-fd-lock
growingv0.2.0
Advisory cross-platform file locks using file descriptors with async support by spawning blocking tasks.
67
blocking
growingv1.6.2
A thread pool for isolating blocking I/O in async programs
Core Metrics
| async-file-lock | async-fd-lock | blocking | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 44 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 11.6K | 187.5K | 120.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 12 | 35.2K | 7.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 96 | 1.8K |
| Releases | 5 | 3 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 1720d ago | 642d ago | 264d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 1y 9m | 6y 9m |
Health Breakdown
async-file-lock
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
async-fd-lock
Maintenance
5
Quality
9
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
blocking
Maintenance
9
Quality
18
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| async-file-lock | async-fd-lock | blocking | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.2.0 | 1.6.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 12 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 13KB | 18KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 33.3% | 3.1% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •blocking leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •blocking is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ async-file-lock, async-fd-lock have not been updated in over a year.
- •async-file-lock, async-fd-lock are pre-1.0 — API may change.