Decision Workspace
fswatcher vs t2 vs blocking
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
fswatcher
growingv0.4.2
A file system watcher that executes a command when a specified file changes.
42
t2
experimentalv1.0.0
Rerun commands when files change - Rust file watcher
67
blocking
growingv1.6.2
A thread pool for isolating blocking I/O in async programs
Core Metrics
| fswatcher | t2 | blocking | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 42 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 4.0K | 35 | 120.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 4 | 6.9M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1.8K |
| Releases | 6 | 1 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 342d ago | 104d ago | 264d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 3m | 6y 9m |
Health Breakdown
fswatcher
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
t2
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
blocking
Maintenance
9
Quality
18
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| fswatcher | t2 | blocking | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.2 | 1.0.0 | 1.6.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 12KB | 18KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.1% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •blocking leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •blocking is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •fswatcher is pre-1.0 — API may change.