Decision Workspace
dhc vs wmi vs widestring
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
dhc
growingv0.2.1
XInput/rawinput abstraction library for Win32
65
wmi
growingv0.18.4
WMI crate for rust.
62
widestring
growingv1.2.1
A wide string Rust library for converting to and from wide strings, such as those often used in Windows API or other FFI libaries. Both `u16` and `u32` string types are provided, including support for UTF-16 and UTF-32, malformed encoding, C-style strings, etc.
Core Metrics
| dhc | wmi | widestring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 65 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 9.9K | 3.2M | 81.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 317.4K | 5.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 580 | 2.6K |
| Releases | 6 | 55 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 2483d ago | 59d ago | 229d ago |
| Age | 7y 6m | 7y 1m | 10y 4m |
Health Breakdown
dhc
Maintenance
3
Quality
8
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
wmi
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
widestring
Maintenance
8
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| dhc | wmi | widestring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.18.4 | 1.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 68KB | 90KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 16.7% | 1.8% | 5.6% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.58 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wmi leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •widestring has the most downloads (81.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •widestring is depended on by 2.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dhc has not been updated in over a year.
- •dhc, wmi are pre-1.0 — API may change.