Decision Workspace
ident-mash vs macro_paste vs generics
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
ident-mash
growingv0.1.0
Mash idents together inside macro_rules!
53
macro_paste
experimentalv1.1.4
Macros for all your token pasting needs. Maintained, drop-in replacement for paste.
55
generics
growingv0.5.3
Provides macros for parsing generics (with optional where clause) in `macro_rules!`.
Core Metrics
| ident-mash | macro_paste | generics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 53 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 31.0K | 41 | 102.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 11.1K | 41 | 1.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 177 |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 599d ago | 1d ago | 758d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 13d | 5y 6m |
Health Breakdown
ident-mash
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
macro_paste
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
generics
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ident-mash | macro_paste | generics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.1.4 | 0.5.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 39KB | 5KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •generics leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •generics is depended on by 177 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ident-mash, generics have not been updated in over a year.
- •ident-mash, generics are pre-1.0 — API may change.