Decision Workspace
expand-env-vars vs fd-lock vs uds_windows
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
expand-env-vars
experimentalv0.1.0
Cross-platform environment variable expander for Rust (supports $VAR, ${VAR}, and %VAR%)
65
fd-lock
growingv4.0.4
Advisory cross-platform lock on a file using a file descriptor to it.
63
uds_windows
stablev1.2.1
Unix Domain Sockets for Windows!
Core Metrics
| expand-env-vars | fd-lock | uds_windows | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 65 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 804 | 39.1M | 22.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 21 | 3.2M | 2.8M |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.2K | 204 |
| Releases | 1 | 23 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 352d ago | 382d ago | 13d ago |
| Age | 11m | 6y 9m | 7y 3m |
Health Breakdown
expand-env-vars
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
3
Documentation
11
fd-lock
Maintenance
7
Quality
19
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
uds_windows
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| expand-env-vars | fd-lock | uds_windows | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 4.0.4 | 1.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 16KB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fd-lock leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fd-lock is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ fd-lock has not been updated in over a year.
- •expand-env-vars is pre-1.0 — API may change.