Decision Workspace
is_printable vs box_drawing vs chisel-decoders
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
is_printable
growingv0.1.2
Determine whether a given text-based value is printable.
48
box_drawing
growingv0.1.2
A very simple library containing constants for UTF-8 box drawing.
46
chisel-decoders
growingv1.1.0
Chisel UTF-8 and ASCII byte stream decoder implementations
Core Metrics
| is_printable | box_drawing | chisel-decoders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 48 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 14.1K | 851.4K | 41.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 76 | 40.0K | 61 |
| Dependents | 1 | 602 | 42 |
| Releases | 14 | 3 | 30 |
| Last Updated | 106d ago | 2911d ago | 879d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 7y 12m | 3y |
Health Breakdown
is_printable
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
box_drawing
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
8
chisel-decoders
Maintenance
7
Quality
11
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| is_printable | box_drawing | chisel-decoders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.1.2 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 3KB | 3.1MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 86.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.80.0 | — | 1.56 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •is_printable leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •box_drawing has the most downloads (851.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •box_drawing is depended on by 602 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ box_drawing, chisel-decoders have not been updated in over a year.
- •is_printable, box_drawing are pre-1.0 — API may change.