Decision Workspace
kettle vs arborium-ini vs dirs-lite
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
kettle
growingv0.2.2
`dirs` and config for platform-specific applications
65
arborium-ini
experimentalv2.17.0
INI grammar for arborium (tree-sitter bindings)
64
dirs-lite
experimentalv1.0.2
Get platform-specific config, data, and cache directories. Supports XDG-style on macOS. No dependencies.
Core Metrics
| kettle | arborium-ini | dirs-lite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 65 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 6.2K | 6.9K | 6.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.5K | 1.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 48 | 16 |
| Releases | 5 | 48 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1843d ago | 16d ago | 70d ago |
| Age | 5y 8m | 5m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
kettle
Maintenance
4
Quality
9
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
arborium-ini
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
dirs-lite
Maintenance
15
Quality
20
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| kettle | arborium-ini | dirs-lite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 2.17.0 | 1.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 17KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •arborium-ini leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dirs-lite has the most downloads (6.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ kettle has not been updated in over a year.
- •kettle is pre-1.0 — API may change.