Decision Workspace
async-niri-socket vs niri-dynamic-workspaces vs nirinit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
async-niri-socket
experimentalv0.0.6+niri.26.4.0
Non-blocking communication over the niri socket.
48
niri-dynamic-workspaces
experimentalv0.8.1
A dynamic workspace switcher for the niri Wayland compositor
44
nirinit
experimentalv0.2.2
A session manager for Niri, a scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor
Core Metrics
| async-niri-socket | niri-dynamic-workspaces | nirinit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 48 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 126 | 169 | 879 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 51d ago | 2d ago | 139d ago |
| Age | 6m | 5m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
async-niri-socket
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
niri-dynamic-workspaces
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
nirinit
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| async-niri-socket | niri-dynamic-workspaces | nirinit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.6+niri.26.4.0 | 0.8.1 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0-only | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 14 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 494KB | 21KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-niri-socket leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nirinit has the most downloads (879), suggesting wider adoption.