Decision Workspace
http-rest-file vs httparse vs suricata-htp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
http-rest-file
growingv0.5.1
Parse jetbrains .http/.rest http client formatted files into a model or serialize an existing model to a file
61
httparse
growingv1.10.1
A tiny, safe, speedy, zero-copy HTTP/1.x parser.
57
suricata-htp
growingv8.0.4
Security Aware HTP Protocol parsing library
Core Metrics
| http-rest-file | httparse | suricata-htp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 61 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 10.9K | 445.2M | 2.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 233 | 32.3M | 38 |
| Dependents | 27 | 5.7K | 9 |
| Releases | 2 | 46 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 966d ago | 389d ago | 10d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 11y 1m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
http-rest-file
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
httparse
Maintenance
7
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
suricata-htp
Maintenance
21
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| http-rest-file | httparse | suricata-htp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.1 | 1.10.1 | 8.0.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 38KB | 45KB | 136KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •httparse leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •httparse is depended on by 5.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ http-rest-file, httparse have not been updated in over a year.
- •http-rest-file is pre-1.0 — API may change.