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blockdev vs vblk vs devicemapper
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
blockdev
growingv0.4.0
A Rust library for parsing and working with lsblk JSON output, providing type-safe block device representation and utilities for Linux
35
vblk
growingv0.1.2
Virtual block devices on Linux
67
devicemapper
growingv0.34.7
A library for using Linux device mapper
Core Metrics
| blockdev | vblk | devicemapper | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 35 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 5.2K | 5.8K | 833.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.1K | 0 | 15.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Releases | 7 | 3 | 86 |
| Last Updated | 11d ago | 2335d ago | 40d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 6y 4m | 10y 9m |
Health Breakdown
blockdev
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
vblk
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
devicemapper
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| blockdev | vblk | devicemapper | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.1.2 | 0.34.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 8KB | 77KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •devicemapper leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ vblk has not been updated in over a year.