Decision Workspace
debug-fn vs tinystr vs redact
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
debug-fn
growingv1.0.0
A function adapter that implements Display and Debug
61
tinystr
growingv0.8.2
A small ASCII-only bounded length string representation.
58
redact
growingv0.1.11
A simple library for keeping secrets out of logs.
Core Metrics
| debug-fn | tinystr | redact | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 61 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 13.4K | 265.1M | 1.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.8K | 33.3M | 90.1K |
| Dependents | 19 | 627 | 148 |
| Releases | 1 | 34 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 468d ago | 150d ago | 254d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 6y 7m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
debug-fn
Maintenance
2
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
tinystr
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
redact
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| debug-fn | tinystr | redact | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.8.2 | 0.1.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Unicode-3.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 9 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 24KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 5.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.82 | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tinystr leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tinystr is depended on by 627 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ debug-fn has not been updated in over a year.
- •tinystr, redact are pre-1.0 — API may change.