Decision Workspace
hjkl-fs-watch vs notify vs notify-types
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
hjkl-fs-watch
experimentalv0.28.0
Debounced filesystem watcher wrapper around notify. Tokio-free sync backend for hjkl editors and pickers.
78
notify
stablev8.2.0
Cross-platform filesystem notification library
69
notify-types
growingv2.1.0
Types used by the notify crate
Core Metrics
| hjkl-fs-watch | notify | notify-types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 78 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 73 | 106.8M | 33.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 11.5M | 6.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 26.8K | 108 |
| Releases | 6 | 83 | 4 |
| Last Updated | today | 24d ago | 120d ago |
| Age | 8d | 11y 5m | 1y 7m |
Health Breakdown
hjkl-fs-watch
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
notify
Maintenance
17
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
notify-types
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| hjkl-fs-watch | notify | notify-types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.28.0 | 8.2.0 | 2.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | CC0-1.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 20 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 39KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.95 | 1.77 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •notify leads with a health score of 78/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •notify is depended on by 26.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •hjkl-fs-watch is pre-1.0 — API may change.