Decision Workspace
dinvoke_overload vs dinvk vs forward_ref
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
dinvoke_overload
growingv0.2.1
Manually map a PE on a disk backed memory section.
57
dinvk
growingv0.4.2
Dynamically invoke arbitrary code in Rust (Dinvoke)
52
forward_ref
growingv1.0.0
Rust's forward_ref_* macros for easier implementation of operator overloading.
Core Metrics
| dinvoke_overload | dinvk | forward_ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 57 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 13.6K | 13.0K | 1.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 315 | 540 | 42.0K |
| Dependents | 13 | 42 | 184 |
| Releases | 7 | 19 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 59d ago | 117d ago | 1749d ago |
| Age | 2y 4m | 1y 1m | 4y 9m |
Health Breakdown
dinvoke_overload
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
dinvk
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
forward_ref
Maintenance
1
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| dinvoke_overload | dinvk | forward_ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.4.2 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 27KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dinvk leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •forward_ref has the most downloads (1.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •forward_ref is depended on by 184 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ forward_ref has not been updated in over a year.
- •dinvoke_overload, dinvk are pre-1.0 — API may change.