Decision Workspace
former_types vs former vs former_meta
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
72
former_types
stablev2.42.1
A flexible implementation of the Builder pattern supporting nested builders and collection-specific subformers. Its compile-time structures and traits that are not generated but reused.
72
former
stablev2.51.1
A flexible implementation of the Builder pattern supporting nested builders and collection-specific subformers. Simplify the construction of complex objects.
69
former_meta
stablev2.47.1
A flexible implementation of the Builder pattern supporting nested builders and collection-specific subformers. Implementation of its derive macro. Should not be used independently, instead use module::former which relies on the module.
Core Metrics
| former_types | former | former_meta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 72 | 72 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 70.0K | 234.0K | 223.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 6.4K | 6.8K | 6.8K |
| Dependents | 150 | 278 | 73 |
| Releases | 42 | 79 | 68 |
| Last Updated | 13d ago | 13d ago | 13d ago |
| Age | 2y 1m | 4y 7m | 4y 6m |
Health Breakdown
former_types
Maintenance
18
Quality
23
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
former
Maintenance
18
Quality
22
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
former_meta
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| former_types | former | former_meta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.42.1 | 2.51.1 | 2.47.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 42KB | 294KB | 102KB |
| Features | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •former_types leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •former has the most downloads (234.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •former is depended on by 278 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.