Decision Workspace
blocking_semaphore vs bitcoin-sync vs bitcoinleveldb-limiter
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
blocking_semaphore
growingv0.1.0
A simple and performant blocking semaphore.
51
bitcoin-sync
growingv0.1.19
Low-level synchronization, semaphore, lock-order debugging, and interruptible thread utilities modelled after Bitcoin Core, built on parking_lot and tracing.
51
bitcoinleveldb-limiter
growingv0.1.19
Lock-free atomic limiter used to cap concurrent resource usage (e.g., file descriptors and mmaps) in Bitcoin LevelDB integrations, providing a non-blocking counter-based semaphore with debug-time misuse detection.
Core Metrics
| blocking_semaphore | bitcoin-sync | bitcoinleveldb-limiter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 51 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 3.2K | 22.2K | 23.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 90 | 601 | 675 |
| Dependents | 9 | 24 | 9 |
| Releases | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 529d ago | 116d ago | 116d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 3y 2m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
blocking_semaphore
Maintenance
2
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
bitcoin-sync
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
bitcoinleveldb-limiter
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| blocking_semaphore | bitcoin-sync | bitcoinleveldb-limiter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.19 | 0.1.19 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 107KB | 72KB | 60KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •bitcoin-sync leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bitcoinleveldb-limiter has the most downloads (23.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ blocking_semaphore has not been updated in over a year.