Decision Workspace
filetime vs timelord vs timelord-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
filetime
growingv0.2.27
Platform-agnostic accessors of timestamps in File metadata
44
timelord
growingv3.0.2
A Rust library to preserve file timestamps (mtime) between builds, even with fresh git checkouts
44
timelord-cli
growingv3.0.1
A command-line interface for timelord, a Rust tool to preserve file timestamps (mtime) between CI builds
Core Metrics
| filetime | timelord | timelord-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 44 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 234.9M | 3.8K | 3.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 16.8M | 216 | 184 |
| Dependents | 6.9K | 2 | 0 |
| Releases | 44 | 3 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 68d ago | 370d ago | 370d ago |
| Age | 10y 11m | 1y | 1y |
Health Breakdown
filetime
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
timelord
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
timelord-cli
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| filetime | timelord | timelord-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.27 | 3.0.2 | 3.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 14 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 13KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •filetime leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •filetime is depended on by 6.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ timelord, timelord-cli have not been updated in over a year.
- •filetime is pre-1.0 — API may change.