Decision Workspace
commands vs args vs argparse
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
commands
growingv0.0.5
A command system for Rust. This provides a general command system which can be used in a variety of environments, including GUI applications and command line utilities. This is inspired by elements of the Lisp Machine, the Common Lisp Interface Manager (CLIM), router command line interfaces, and the TOPS-20 command line among other things.
49
args
growingv2.2.0
An argument parsing and validation library designed to take some of tediousness out of the general 'getopts' crate.
45
argparse
growingv0.2.2
Powerful command-line argument parsing library
Core Metrics
| commands | args | argparse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 49 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 57.8K | 3.6M | 2.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.3K | 1.2M | 42.9K |
| Dependents | 40 | 41 | 1.0K |
| Releases | 5 | 12 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 3159d ago | 2950d ago | 2765d ago |
| Age | 9y 10m | 10y | 11y 1m |
Health Breakdown
commands
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
args
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
argparse
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
5
Technical Details
| commands | args | argparse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.5 | 2.2.0 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 11KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 8.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •args leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •argparse is depended on by 1.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ commands, args, argparse have not been updated in over a year.
- •commands, argparse are pre-1.0 — API may change.