Decision Workspace
higher-kinded-types vs lending-iterator vs galemu
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
higher-kinded-types
growingv0.3.0
"Generic generics" / higher-kinded APIs in stable Rust
54
lending-iterator
growingv0.1.7
Fully general lending iterators in stable rust: windows_mut!
43
galemu
growingv0.2.3
Provides a workaround for generic associated types (GAT) limited to lifetimes (GAL)
Core Metrics
| higher-kinded-types | lending-iterator | galemu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 54 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 3.4M | 2.6M | 7.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 829.9K | 299.3K | 23 |
| Dependents | 27 | 165 | 8 |
| Releases | 14 | 16 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 109d ago | 1088d ago | 2359d ago |
| Age | 2y 10m | 3y 10m | 7y 4m |
Health Breakdown
higher-kinded-types
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
lending-iterator
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
galemu
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| higher-kinded-types | lending-iterator | galemu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.1.7 | 0.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Zlib OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Zlib OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 40KB | 7KB |
| Features | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.57.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •higher-kinded-types leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lending-iterator is depended on by 165 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ lending-iterator, galemu have not been updated in over a year.