Decision Workspace
imessage-watcher vs imessage-db vs imessage-serializers
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
imessage-watcher
experimentalv0.1.0
Filesystem watcher and database pollers for iMessage chat.db change events.
49
imessage-db
experimentalv0.1.0
Read-only rusqlite access layer for the macOS iMessage chat.db schema.
48
imessage-serializers
experimentalv0.1.0
Entity-to-JSON serializers for imessage-rs chat, message, handle, and attachment models.
Core Metrics
| imessage-watcher | imessage-db | imessage-serializers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 49 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 72 | 117 | 101 |
| 30d Downloads | 56 | 98 | 82 |
| Dependents | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 32d ago | 32d ago | 32d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
imessage-watcher
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
imessage-db
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
imessage-serializers
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| imessage-watcher | imessage-db | imessage-serializers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 31KB | 24KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •imessage-db leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.