Decision Workspace
ca-formats vs ca-rules vs cellular-automata-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
ca-formats
growingv0.3.5
Parsing pattern files for Conway's Game of Life.
41
ca-rules
growingv0.3.5
Parsing rule strings of life-like cellular automata.
46
cellular-automata-rs
experimentalv0.1.0
Elementary cellular automata (Wolfram rules 0-255), Conway's Game of Life, Langton's Ant, and cyclic automata in pure Rust
Core Metrics
| ca-formats | ca-rules | cellular-automata-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 41 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 32.1K | 29.2K | 14 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 21 | 16 | 0 |
| Releases | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1214d ago | 1214d ago | 36d ago |
| Age | 6y 5m | 6y 11m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
ca-formats
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
ca-rules
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
cellular-automata-rs
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ca-formats | ca-rules | cellular-automata-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.5 | 0.3.5 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 12KB | 13KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cellular-automata-rs leads with a health score of 46/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ca-formats has the most downloads (32.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ ca-formats, ca-rules have not been updated in over a year.