Decision Workspace
logwatch vs logwatcher vs linemux
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
logwatch
growingv0.1.4
A library to watch rotated logfiles (like 'tail -F') and execute callbacks
40
logwatcher
growingv0.1.1
A lib to watch log files for new Changes, just like tail -f
55
linemux
growingv0.3.0
A library providing asynchronous, multiplexed tailing for (namely log) files.
Core Metrics
| logwatch | logwatcher | linemux | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 40 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 7.2K | 24.8K | 612.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 241 | 54.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 6 | 147 |
| Releases | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 2172d ago | 2044d ago | 1196d ago |
| Age | 5y 11m | 10y 2m | 5y 11m |
Health Breakdown
logwatch
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
6
logwatcher
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
linemux
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| logwatch | logwatcher | linemux | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.1.1 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 3KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •linemux leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •linemux is depended on by 147 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ logwatch, logwatcher, linemux have not been updated in over a year.