Decision Workspace
barf vs zero-formatter vs dcbor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
barf
growingv1.0.0
Turn any input into "barf"-ed output.
34
zero-formatter
growingv0.1.0
ZeroFormatter implementation for Rust
68
dcbor
growingv0.25.2
Deterministic CBOR ("dCBOR") for Rust.
Core Metrics
| barf | zero-formatter | dcbor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 34 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 2.4K | 95.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 4 | 8.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 458 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| Last Updated | 914d ago | 3364d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 2y 6m | 9y 2m | 3y 1m |
Health Breakdown
barf
Maintenance
1
Quality
23
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
zero-formatter
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
dcbor
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| barf | zero-formatter | dcbor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.25.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | BSD-2-Clause-Patent |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 8KB | 185KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.60.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dcbor leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dcbor is depended on by 458 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ barf, zero-formatter have not been updated in over a year.
- •zero-formatter, dcbor are pre-1.0 — API may change.