Decision Workspace
imessage-core vs crabstep vs imessage-db
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
imessage-core
experimentalv0.1.0
Core utilities for imessage-rs: config, date conversion, phone normalization, and typedstream decoding.
49
crabstep
experimentalv0.3.2
Cross-platform, zero-dependency Apple/NeXTSTEP typedstream deserializer
49
imessage-db
experimentalv0.1.0
Read-only rusqlite access layer for the macOS iMessage chat.db schema.
Core Metrics
| imessage-core | crabstep | imessage-db | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 49 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 168 | 11.4K | 117 |
| 30d Downloads | 148 | 1.3K | 98 |
| Dependents | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| Releases | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 32d ago | 210d ago | 32d ago |
| Age | 1m | 9m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
imessage-core
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
crabstep
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
imessage-db
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| imessage-core | crabstep | imessage-db | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.3.2 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 803KB | 31KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •imessage-core leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •crabstep has the most downloads (11.4K), suggesting wider adoption.