Decision Workspace
brainwires-hardware vs buttplug vs media-device
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
brainwires-hardware
experimentalv0.11.0
Hardware I/O for the Brainwires Agent Framework — audio, GPIO, Bluetooth, and network
59
buttplug
stablev10.0.2
Buttplug Intimate Hardware Control Library - Client Library
57
media-device
growingv0.9.1
A cross-platform wrapper for capture and playback devices
Core Metrics
| brainwires-hardware | buttplug | media-device | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 59 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 123 | 183.8K | 6.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 7 | 73 | 18 |
| Releases | 5 | 116 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 54d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 1m | 7y 1m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
brainwires-hardware
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
buttplug
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
media-device
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| brainwires-hardware | buttplug | media-device | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.0 | 10.0.2 | 0.9.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 32 | 2 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 98KB | 37KB | 28KB |
| Features | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.91 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •buttplug leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •brainwires-hardware, media-device are pre-1.0 — API may change.