Decision Workspace
extract-frontmatter vs numscan vs bstr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
extract-frontmatter
growingv4.1.1
A library that allows a user to extract an arbitrary number of lines of 'front-matter' from the start of any string
36
numscan
growingv0.1.0
Extract numbers from text
71
bstr
stablev1.12.1
A string type that is not required to be valid UTF-8.
Core Metrics
| extract-frontmatter | numscan | bstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 36 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 29.0K | 1.6K | 269.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 344 | 4 | 17.1M |
| Dependents | 16 | 0 | 6.8K |
| Releases | 14 | 1 | 49 |
| Last Updated | 1435d ago | 1303d ago | 152d ago |
| Age | 5y 11m | 3y 6m | 7y 5m |
Health Breakdown
extract-frontmatter
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
numscan
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
bstr
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| extract-frontmatter | numscan | bstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 4.1.1 | 0.1.0 | 1.12.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 4KB | 355KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.58.1 | — | 1.73 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bstr leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bstr is depended on by 6.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ extract-frontmatter, numscan have not been updated in over a year.
- •numscan is pre-1.0 — API may change.