Decision Workspace
capability-skeleton-string vs sscanf vs parse_arg
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
capability-skeleton-string
experimentalv0.1.0
A robust library for managing skill tree skeletons using string-based nodes and bidirectional conversions between string and numeric formats.
61
sscanf
growingv0.5.0
A sscanf (inverse of format!()) macro with near unlimited parsing capabilities
55
parse_arg
growingv1.0.1
Traits and implementations for parsing command-line arguments.
Core Metrics
| capability-skeleton-string | sscanf | parse_arg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 61 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3K | 1.8M | 642.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 100 | 112.7K | 22.3K |
| Dependents | 4 | 135 | 182 |
| Releases | 1 | 17 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 257d ago | 27d ago | 339d ago |
| Age | 8m | 5y | 7y 4m |
Health Breakdown
capability-skeleton-string
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
7
sscanf
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
parse_arg
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| capability-skeleton-string | sscanf | parse_arg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.5.0 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MITNFA |
| Dependencies | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 67KB | 64KB | 6KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sscanf leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •parse_arg is depended on by 182 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •capability-skeleton-string, sscanf are pre-1.0 — API may change.