Decision Workspace
hashable_weak vs by_address vs refbox
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
hashable_weak
growingv0.1.2
A hashable weak pointer
56
by_address
growingv1.2.1
Wrapper for comparing and hashing pointers by address
45
refbox
growingv0.4.1
A Box with weak references
Core Metrics
| hashable_weak | by_address | refbox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 56 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 3.9K | 8.1M | 6.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 698.1K | 38 |
| Dependents | 0 | 637 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 12 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 663d ago | 730d ago | 237d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 8y 5m | 3y 11m |
Health Breakdown
hashable_weak
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
by_address
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
refbox
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| hashable_weak | by_address | refbox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 1.2.1 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 8KB | 24KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •by_address leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •by_address is depended on by 637 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hashable_weak, by_address have not been updated in over a year.
- •hashable_weak, refbox are pre-1.0 — API may change.