Decision Workspace
inotify vs inotify-sys vs anotify
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
67
inotify
growingv0.11.1
Idiomatic wrapper for inotify
46
inotify-sys
growingv0.1.5
inotify bindings for the Rust programming language
46
anotify
growingv0.1.3
Async iNotify Filesystem Watcher
Core Metrics
| inotify | inotify-sys | anotify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 67 | 46 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 92.9M | 85.8M | 5.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 7.7M | 7.1M | 7 |
| Dependents | 695 | 28 | 0 |
| Releases | 44 | 6 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 21d ago | 1896d ago | 1251d ago |
| Age | 11y 3m | 8y 10m | 3y 5m |
Health Breakdown
inotify
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
inotify-sys
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
anotify
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| inotify | inotify-sys | anotify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.1 | 0.1.5 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | ISC | ISC | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 7KB | 9KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •inotify leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •inotify is depended on by 695 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ inotify-sys, anotify have not been updated in over a year.