Decision Workspace
ddsfile vs zerodds-foundation vs zerodds-cdr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
ddsfile
growingv0.6.0
DirectDraw Surface file format parser/composer
64
zerodds-foundation
experimentalv1.0.0-rc.5
ZeroDDS foundation primitives: hot-path stack buffer, wire-integrity hashes (CRC-32C / CRC-64-XZ / MD5), structured observability events + sinks, tracing spans + histograms, lock-free RCU cell. Pure-Rust no_std.
64
zerodds-cdr
experimentalv1.0.0-rc.5
XCDR1/XCDR2 encoder/decoder + KeyHash + PL_CDR1 helpers. Implements OMG XTypes 1.3 §7.4 wire format. Pure-Rust no_std + alloc.
Core Metrics
| ddsfile | zerodds-foundation | zerodds-cdr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 64 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 650.5K | 2.1K | 2.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 17.0K | 839 | 789 |
| Dependents | 282 | 45 | 107 |
| Releases | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 100d ago | 5d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 8y 5m | 2m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
ddsfile
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
zerodds-foundation
Maintenance
14
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
zerodds-cdr
Maintenance
14
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ddsfile | zerodds-foundation | zerodds-cdr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 1.0.0-rc.5 | 1.0.0-rc.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 21KB | 74KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.73 | 1.88 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •zerodds-foundation leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ddsfile has the most downloads (650.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ddsfile is depended on by 282 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •ddsfile is pre-1.0 — API may change.