Decision Workspace
error_defs vs waddling-errors-macros vs error-tree
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
25
error_defs
growingv0.1.0
Macro for generating error-handling boilerplate code
49
waddling-errors-macros
experimentalv0.7.3
Procedural macros for structured error codes with compile-time validation and taxonomy enforcement
47
error-tree
growingv0.6.0
This crate let's us use the `error_tree!` proc macro for ergonomic error hierarchy definition
Core Metrics
| error_defs | waddling-errors-macros | error-tree | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 25 | 49 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 2.9K | 292 | 45.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 55 | 3.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 6 | 100 |
| Releases | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 3759d ago | 66d ago | 480d ago |
| Age | 10y 4m | 4m | 1y 10m |
Health Breakdown
error_defs
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
2
Popularity
4
Documentation
2
waddling-errors-macros
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
error-tree
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| error_defs | waddling-errors-macros | error-tree | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.7.3 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Unknown | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 1KB | 168KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| 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_defs, error-tree have not been updated in over a year.