Decision Workspace
luaparser vs full_moon vs emmylua_parser
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
luaparser
growingv0.1.1
Read Lua 5.1 code and produce an abstract syntax tree
65
full_moon
stablev2.1.1
A lossless Lua parser
63
emmylua_parser
growingv0.24.0
A parser for EmmyLua and luals
Core Metrics
| luaparser | full_moon | emmylua_parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 65 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 3.4K | 812.0K | 43.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 16 | 45.2K | 1.9K |
| Dependents | 14 | 357 | 148 |
| Releases | 2 | 56 | 44 |
| Last Updated | 2218d ago | 64d ago | 21d ago |
| Age | 6y 1m | 6y 11m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
luaparser
Maintenance
3
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
full_moon
Maintenance
15
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
emmylua_parser
Maintenance
21
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| luaparser | full_moon | emmylua_parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 2.1.1 | 0.24.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 13 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 434KB | 113KB |
| Features | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •full_moon leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •full_moon is depended on by 357 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ luaparser has not been updated in over a year.
- •luaparser, emmylua_parser are pre-1.0 — API may change.