Decision Workspace
hotwatch vs notify vs notify-types
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
hotwatch
growingv0.5.0
A Rust library for conveniently watching and handling file changes.
77
notify
stablev8.2.0
Cross-platform filesystem notification library
70
notify-types
stablev2.1.0
Types used by the notify crate
Core Metrics
| hotwatch | notify | notify-types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 77 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 351.2K | 86.8M | 21.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 6.8K | 7.5M | 4.3M |
| Dependents | 270 | 20.1K | 99 |
| Releases | 13 | 81 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1030d ago | 41d ago | 61d ago |
| Age | 9y 4m | 11y 3m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
hotwatch
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
notify
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
notify-types
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| hotwatch | notify | notify-types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 8.2.0 | 2.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | CC0-1.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 20 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 39KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.77 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 5 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •notify leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •notify is depended on by 20.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hotwatch has not been updated in over a year.
- •hotwatch is pre-1.0 — API may change.