Decision Workspace
ephemeral-env vs temp-env vs test-in-docker
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
ephemeral-env
experimentalv1.0.0
A utility for creating ephemeral environments which are reverted on Drop
58
temp-env
growingv0.3.6
Set environment variables temporarily.
47
test-in-docker
growingv1.3.1
CLI tool to test your code in specific environments using Docker
Core Metrics
| ephemeral-env | temp-env | test-in-docker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 58 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 52 | 10.1M | 1.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 1.1M | 7 |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.6K | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 101d ago | 915d ago | 189d ago |
| Age | 4m | 4y 3m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
ephemeral-env
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
temp-env
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
test-in-docker
Maintenance
10
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ephemeral-env | temp-env | test-in-docker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.3.6 | 1.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 11KB | 16KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.62.1 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •temp-env leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •temp-env is depended on by 2.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ temp-env has not been updated in over a year.
- •temp-env is pre-1.0 — API may change.