Decision Workspace
kicad-api-rs vs symbolic_expressions vs kiutils_sexpr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
kicad-api-rs
growingv0.1.0
Rust bindings for the KiCad IPC API
62
symbolic_expressions
growingv5.0.3
A symbolic-expression parser/writer
51
kiutils_sexpr
experimentalv0.1.1
Lossless S-expression CST parser/printer for KiCad and EDA source files
Core Metrics
| kicad-api-rs | symbolic_expressions | kiutils_sexpr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 62 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 2.0K | 2.0M | 93 |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 92.0K | 74 |
| Dependents | 0 | 100 | 3 |
| Releases | 2 | 41 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 293d ago | 3070d ago | 27d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 9y 10m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
kicad-api-rs
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
symbolic_expressions
Maintenance
6
Quality
21
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
kiutils_sexpr
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| kicad-api-rs | symbolic_expressions | kiutils_sexpr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 5.0.3 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 93KB | 15KB | 5KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 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, kiutils_sexpr are pre-1.0 — API may change.