Decision Workspace
hn vs thenewsapi vs hn_api
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
hn
growingv0.4.0
Rust wrapper for the Hacker News (YCombinator) API
41
thenewsapi
growingv0.1.2
A client library for interacting with The News API, a free service providing access to global news from thousands of sources.
39
hn_api
growingv0.1.0
A simple Hacker News API (v0) client library based on reqwest and serde.
Core Metrics
| hn | thenewsapi | hn_api | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 41 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 9.0K | 3.3K | 12.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 23 | 5 | 699 |
| Dependents | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Releases | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 2916d ago | 616d ago | 2642d ago |
| Age | 8y 8m | 1y 8m | 7y 2m |
Health Breakdown
hn
Maintenance
2
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
thenewsapi
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
hn_api
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| hn | thenewsapi | hn_api | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.1.2 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 5KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •thenewsapi leads with a health score of 41/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hn_api has the most downloads (12.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ hn, thenewsapi, hn_api have not been updated in over a year.