Decision Workspace
http-file-headers vs http-cache-semantics vs async-fs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
29
http-file-headers
growingv0.1.8
A framework-agnostic helper library for serving static files. It makes very easy to write full-featured static file server (incl. conditional headers, encodings, range requests, etc)
72
http-cache-semantics
stablev3.0.0
RFC 7234. Parses HTTP headers to correctly compute cacheability of responses, even in complex cases
69
async-fs
growingv2.2.0
Async filesystem primitives
Core Metrics
| http-file-headers | http-cache-semantics | async-fs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 29 | 72 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 15.8K | 3.2M | 37.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 46 | 319.3K | 2.6M |
| Dependents | 4 | 2.0K | 1.0K |
| Releases | 8 | 18 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 2830d ago | 51d ago | 194d ago |
| Age | 8y 7m | 6y 1m | 6y 10m |
Health Breakdown
http-file-headers
Maintenance
3
Quality
8
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
http-cache-semantics
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
async-fs
Maintenance
8
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| http-file-headers | http-cache-semantics | async-fs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.8 | 3.0.0 | 2.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 7 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 21KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 12.5% | 22.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •http-cache-semantics leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-fs has the most downloads (37.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •http-cache-semantics is depended on by 2.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ http-file-headers has not been updated in over a year.
- •http-file-headers is pre-1.0 — API may change.