Decision Workspace
const-if vs const_for vs const-gen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
const-if
growingv0.1.3
This crate adds if-else expression into your constant functions
49
const_for
growingv0.1.5
For loop in const implemented with a macro.
68
const-gen
stablev1.6.9
A crate for generating (relatively) complex compile-time constants in rust.
Core Metrics
| const-if | const_for | const-gen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 49 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 6.2K | 652.5K | 321.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 130.5K | 25.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 51 | 34 |
| Releases | 4 | 6 | 45 |
| Last Updated | 2473d ago | 566d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 6y 11m | 3y | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
const-if
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
const_for
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
const-gen
Maintenance
17
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| const-if | const_for | const-gen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.1.5 | 1.6.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 5KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •const-gen leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •const_for has the most downloads (652.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ const-if, const_for have not been updated in over a year.
- •const-if, const_for are pre-1.0 — API may change.