Decision Workspace
include-first vs include-flate vs include-file
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
include-first
experimentalv0.1.0
Proc macro to evaluate include_str! macros early.
62
include-flate
growingv0.3.3
A variant of include_bytes!/include_str! with compile-time deflation and runtime lazy inflation
59
include-file
growingv1.0.0
Include sections of files into Rust source code
Core Metrics
| include-first | include-flate | include-file | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 62 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 122 | 2.7M | 44.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 349.5K | 5.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 177 | 30 |
| Releases | 1 | 10 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 48d ago | 40d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 1m | 6y 9m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
include-first
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
include-flate
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
include-file
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| include-first | include-flate | include-file | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.3.3 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 10KB | 46KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.5% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | — | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •include-flate leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •include-flate is depended on by 177 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •include-first, include-flate are pre-1.0 — API may change.