Decision Workspace
discard vs abort-on-drop vs egui_dnd
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
discard
growingv1.0.4
Discard trait which allows for intentionally leaking memory
44
abort-on-drop
growingv0.2.2
A wrapper of Tokio's JoinHandle that aborts the task when it's dropped, while still allowing it to be awaited for joining.
64
egui_dnd
growingv0.16.0
A drag and drop library for egui
Core Metrics
| discard | abort-on-drop | egui_dnd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 44 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 15.3M | 759.5K | 894.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 176.2K | 6.8K | 46.1K |
| Dependents | 241 | 32 | 304 |
| Releases | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 2856d ago | 1439d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 8y 4m | 4y 2m | 3y 6m |
Health Breakdown
discard
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
abort-on-drop
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
egui_dnd
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| discard | abort-on-drop | egui_dnd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.4 | 0.2.2 | 0.16.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 2KB | 48KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •egui_dnd leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •discard has the most downloads (15.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •egui_dnd is depended on by 304 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ discard, abort-on-drop have not been updated in over a year.
- •abort-on-drop, egui_dnd are pre-1.0 — API may change.