Decision Workspace
logical-path vs path-absolutize vs path-dedot
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
logical-path
experimentalv0.1.0
Translate canonical (symlink-resolved) filesystem paths back to their logical (symlink-preserving) equivalents
60
path-absolutize
growingv3.1.1
A library for extending `Path` and `PathBuf` in order to get an absolute path and remove the containing dots.
57
path-dedot
growingv3.1.1
A library for extending `Path` and `PathBuf` in order to parse the path which contains dots.
Core Metrics
| logical-path | path-absolutize | path-dedot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 60 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 10 | 14.1M | 15.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 899.7K | 990.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 4.4K | 223 |
| Releases | 1 | 33 | 53 |
| Last Updated | 22d ago | 989d ago | 989d ago |
| Age | 22d | 7y 9m | 7y 9m |
Health Breakdown
logical-path
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
12
path-absolutize
Maintenance
6
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
path-dedot
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| logical-path | path-absolutize | path-dedot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 3.1.1 | 3.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 7KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.1% | 11.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | 1.60 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •path-absolutize leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •path-dedot has the most downloads (15.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •path-absolutize is depended on by 4.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ path-absolutize, path-dedot have not been updated in over a year.
- •logical-path is pre-1.0 — API may change.