Decision Workspace
error-tree vs variant-builder-macro vs waddling-errors-macros
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
error-tree
growingv0.6.0
This crate let's us use the `error_tree!` proc macro for ergonomic error hierarchy definition
41
variant-builder-macro
growingv0.3.0
This crate gives us the VariantBuider proc macro which can be used to streamline creting an enum from wrapping variants each using the builder pattern.
49
waddling-errors-macros
experimentalv0.7.3
Procedural macros for structured error codes with compile-time validation and taxonomy enforcement
Core Metrics
| error-tree | variant-builder-macro | waddling-errors-macros | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 41 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 45.1K | 2.2K | 292 |
| 30d Downloads | 3.9K | 23 | 58 |
| Dependents | 100 | 1 | 6 |
| Releases | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 480d ago | 270d ago | 66d ago |
| Age | 1y 10m | 1y 3m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
error-tree
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
variant-builder-macro
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
waddling-errors-macros
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| error-tree | variant-builder-macro | waddling-errors-macros | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 0.3.0 | 0.7.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 15KB | 168KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •waddling-errors-macros leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •error-tree has the most downloads (45.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ error-tree has not been updated in over a year.