Decision Workspace
gag vs shh vs async-blocking-stdio
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
gag
growingv1.0.0
Gag, redirect, or hold stdout/stderr output. Currently only *nix operating systems are supported.
50
shh
growingv1.0.1
Silence stderr and stdout, optionally rerouting it.
43
async-blocking-stdio
growingv0.1.2
std::io::std{in(), out(), err()} but async
Core Metrics
| gag | shh | async-blocking-stdio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 50 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 3.9M | 454.5K | 3.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 274.6K | 3.9K | 6 |
| Dependents | 2.4K | 70 | 0 |
| Releases | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1762d ago | 2259d ago | 365d ago |
| Age | 10y 12m | 7y | 1y 7m |
Health Breakdown
gag
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
shh
Maintenance
3
Quality
20
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
async-blocking-stdio
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| gag | shh | async-blocking-stdio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 1.0.1 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 8KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gag leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gag is depended on by 2.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ gag, shh have not been updated in over a year.
- •async-blocking-stdio is pre-1.0 — API may change.