Decision Workspace
constant-cstr vs byte-strings vs c_str_macro
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
constant-cstr
growingv0.1.1
Create const instances of CStr at compile time
48
byte-strings
growingv0.3.1
Rust byte strings manipulation, for a better and safer C FFI
47
c_str_macro
growingv1.0.3
c_str macro to create C-compatible string literals
Core Metrics
| constant-cstr | byte-strings | c_str_macro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 48 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 2.8K | 564.4K | 151.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 24.4K | 6.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 69 | 61 |
| Releases | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1339d ago | 1019d ago | 1818d ago |
| Age | 3y 8m | 7y 1m | 8y 4m |
Health Breakdown
constant-cstr
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
byte-strings
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
14
c_str_macro
Maintenance
2
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| constant-cstr | byte-strings | c_str_macro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.3.1 | 1.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Zlib OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0/MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 11KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •byte-strings leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ constant-cstr, byte-strings, c_str_macro have not been updated in over a year.
- •constant-cstr, byte-strings are pre-1.0 — API may change.