Decision Workspace
fsig vs hjkl-fs-watch vs notify
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
fsig
experimentalv0.2.4
A filesystem signal crate for monitoring, debouncing, and filtering events.
48
hjkl-fs-watch
experimentalv0.28.0
Debounced filesystem watcher wrapper around notify. Tokio-free sync backend for hjkl editors and pickers.
78
notify
stablev8.2.0
Cross-platform filesystem notification library
Core Metrics
| fsig | hjkl-fs-watch | notify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 48 | 78 |
| Total Downloads | 269 | 73 | 106.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 11.5M |
| Dependents | 9 | 0 | 26.8K |
| Releases | 3 | 6 | 83 |
| Last Updated | 119d ago | today | 24d ago |
| Age | 3m | 8d | 11y 5m |
Health Breakdown
fsig
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
hjkl-fs-watch
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
notify
Maintenance
17
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| fsig | hjkl-fs-watch | notify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.4 | 0.28.0 | 8.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 15KB | 39KB |
| Features | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.93 | 1.95 | 1.77 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •notify leads with a health score of 78/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •notify is depended on by 26.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •fsig, hjkl-fs-watch are pre-1.0 — API may change.