Decision Workspace
file_locking vs filelock vs filelocks
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
file_locking
growingv0.1.0
A lean file locking implementation for Unix and Windows
49
filelock
growingv0.5.0
Cross-platform file locking library for Rust
47
filelocks
experimentalv0.1.0
Platform-native file locking with blocking and non-blocking support
Core Metrics
| file_locking | filelock | filelocks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 49 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 1.0K | 7.4K | 70 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 526d ago | 100d ago | 16d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 4y 8m | 16d |
Health Breakdown
file_locking
Maintenance
2
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
filelock
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
filelocks
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| file_locking | filelock | filelocks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.5.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 7KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.65.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •filelock leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ file_locking has not been updated in over a year.