Decision Workspace
dash-rs vs pshell vs remove_dir_all
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
dash-rs
growingv0.1.1
A filesystem-engine that handles creating/reading/deleting/write/... files. Also includes an network-manager (dev): Download files.
61
pshell
growingv1.0.17
Works out if this is running from inside a shell, and if so, which one.
58
remove_dir_all
growingv1.0.0
A safe, reliable implementation of remove_dir_all for Windows
Core Metrics
| dash-rs | pshell | remove_dir_all | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 61 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 21.1K | 122.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 1.4M |
| Dependents | 0 | 91 | 1.4K |
| Releases | 2 | 16 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 563d ago | 228d ago | 598d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 4y 3m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
dash-rs
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
pshell
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
remove_dir_all
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| dash-rs | pshell | remove_dir_all | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.0.17 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 13KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.74 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pshell leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •remove_dir_all has the most downloads (122.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •remove_dir_all is depended on by 1.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dash-rs, remove_dir_all have not been updated in over a year.
- •dash-rs is pre-1.0 — API may change.