Decision Workspace
cargo-docgen vs cargo-ovft vs poly_doctest
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
cargo-docgen
growingv0.1.3
run and format small doctest snippets
42
cargo-ovft
experimentalv0.1.2
A Cargo plugin for Open Very Fast Trace - requirements traceability for Rust projects
36
poly_doctest
experimentalv0.1.0
Polyglot documentation snippet test generator - extract code snippets from docs and generate tests
Core Metrics
| cargo-docgen | cargo-ovft | poly_doctest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 42 | 36 |
| Total Downloads | 5.7K | 554 | 939 |
| 30d Downloads | 41 | 4 | 23 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 3021d ago | 167d ago | 185d ago |
| Age | 8y 6m | 5m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-docgen
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
cargo-ovft
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
poly_doctest
Maintenance
5
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| cargo-docgen | cargo-ovft | poly_doctest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.1.2 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 10KB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-ovft leads with a health score of 42/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-docgen has the most downloads (5.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ cargo-docgen has not been updated in over a year.