Decision Workspace
dice_forge vs ndm vs bracket-random
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
dice_forge
growingv0.3.0
A small crate to preform basic math using dice notation for random numbers
49
ndm
growingv0.10.0
Parse standard polyhedral dice notation
46
bracket-random
growingv0.8.7
Random number generator (xorshift based), focused on dice rolling. Optionally includes parsing of RPG-style dice strings (e.g. "3d6+12"). Part of the bracket-lib family.
Core Metrics
| dice_forge | ndm | bracket-random | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 49 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 5.9K | 16.4K | 308.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 21 | 48 | 11.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Releases | 4 | 12 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 809d ago | 63d ago | 1270d ago |
| Age | 3y | 4y 12m | 6y 1m |
Health Breakdown
dice_forge
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
ndm
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
bracket-random
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| dice_forge | ndm | bracket-random | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.10.0 | 0.8.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 22KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ndm leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bracket-random has the most downloads (308.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ dice_forge, bracket-random have not been updated in over a year.