Decision Workspace
kicad-api-rs vs symbolic_expressions vs kicad-ipc-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
kicad-api-rs
growingv0.1.0
Rust bindings for the KiCad IPC API
62
symbolic_expressions
growingv5.0.3
A symbolic-expression parser/writer
53
kicad-ipc-rs
experimentalv0.5.1
Rust client library for the KiCad IPC API (async-first)
Core Metrics
| kicad-api-rs | symbolic_expressions | kicad-ipc-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 62 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 2.0K | 2.5M | 335 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 225.4K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 41 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 352d ago | 3129d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 2y 1m | 10y | 3m |
Health Breakdown
kicad-api-rs
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
symbolic_expressions
Maintenance
6
Quality
21
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
kicad-ipc-rs
Maintenance
20
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| kicad-api-rs | symbolic_expressions | kicad-ipc-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 5.0.3 | 0.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 93KB | 15KB | 128KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •symbolic_expressions leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ symbolic_expressions has not been updated in over a year.
- •kicad-api-rs, kicad-ipc-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.