Decision Workspace
futures-micro vs dummy-waker vs variable-len-reader
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
futures-micro
growingv0.5.0
Minimal, no_std compatible async prelude.
50
dummy-waker
growingv1.1.0
Get a `core::task::Waker` that does absolutely nothing.
54
variable-len-reader
growingv3.2.1
A library for reading/writing variable length data. Support AsyncRead/AsyncWrite in tokio.
Core Metrics
| futures-micro | dummy-waker | variable-len-reader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 50 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 668.7K | 14.3K | 27.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 17.6K | 395 | 131 |
| Dependents | 28 | 17 | 19 |
| Releases | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 1703d ago | 1551d ago | 446d ago |
| Age | 5y 7m | 4y 8m | 2y 3m |
Health Breakdown
futures-micro
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
dummy-waker
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
variable-len-reader
Maintenance
8
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| futures-micro | dummy-waker | variable-len-reader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 1.1.0 | 3.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 6KB | 35KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 27.3% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •variable-len-reader leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •futures-micro has the most downloads (668.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ futures-micro, dummy-waker, variable-len-reader have not been updated in over a year.
- •futures-micro is pre-1.0 — API may change.