Decision Workspace
in-cli vs minitimer vs delay_timer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
in-cli
experimentalv0.2.0
Run any command after a specified delay
50
minitimer
experimentalv0.1.7
A mini timer of delayed tasks. Only asynchronous tasks are possible on tokio runtime, and dynamic add/cancel/remove is supported.
45
delay_timer
growingv0.11.6
Time-manager of delayed tasks. Like crontab, but synchronous asynchronous tasks are possible, and dynamic add/cancel/remove is supported.
Core Metrics
| in-cli | minitimer | delay_timer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 50 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 36 | 99 | 1.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 99 | 45.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Releases | 2 | 7 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 96d ago | 23d ago | 676d ago |
| Age | 3m | 27d | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
in-cli
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
minitimer
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
delay_timer
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| in-cli | minitimer | delay_timer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.7 | 0.11.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 6 | 31 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 38KB | 110KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •minitimer leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •delay_timer has the most downloads (1.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ delay_timer has not been updated in over a year.