Decision Workspace
lw vs linemux vs poll-tail
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
31
lw
growingv0.6.10
Log-Watcher utility - replacement for: `tail -F /some/path/*` - that uses Kqueue to watch for new files as well…
55
linemux
growingv0.3.0
A library providing asynchronous, multiplexed tailing for (namely log) files.
49
poll-tail
experimentalv0.1.3
A simple, polling-based file tailer that gracefully handles log rotation and timestamp parsing.
Core Metrics
| lw | linemux | poll-tail | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 31 | 55 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 29.2K | 669.5K | 2.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 36.3K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 148 | 0 |
| Releases | 19 | 9 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1422d ago | 1255d ago | 117d ago |
| Age | 7y 2m | 6y 1m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
lw
Maintenance
4
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
linemux
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
poll-tail
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| lw | linemux | poll-tail | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.10 | 0.3.0 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 23KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| 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 148 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ lw, linemux have not been updated in over a year.