Decision Workspace
heliograph vs sysvmq vs simplelock
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
heliograph
growingv0.1.0
Medium-level bindings to System V semaphores
41
sysvmq
growingv0.1.1
A simple API for SysV IPC message queues.
38
simplelock
growingv0.4.1
Simple abstractions for inter-process synchronization.
Core Metrics
| heliograph | sysvmq | simplelock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 41 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 2.6K | 7.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 5 | 36 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 1907d ago | 841d ago | 1944d ago |
| Age | 5y 2m | 2y 3m | 5y 10m |
Health Breakdown
heliograph
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
sysvmq
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
simplelock
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| heliograph | sysvmq | simplelock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 4KB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sysvmq leads with a health score of 41/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •simplelock has the most downloads (7.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ heliograph, sysvmq, simplelock have not been updated in over a year.