Decision Workspace
macstate-core vs macstate vs iokit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
macstate-core
experimentalv0.0.11
Library exposing macOS system signals (network, power) as serde-serializable structs
48
macstate
experimentalv0.0.11
CLI exposing macOS system signals (network, power) as JSON
58
iokit
experimentalv0.5.3
Safe Rust bindings for Apple's IOKit user-space APIs with a Swift bridge for services, registry, power management, and power sources on macOS
Core Metrics
| macstate-core | macstate | iokit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 48 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 169 | 122 | 136 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| Releases | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 20d ago | 20d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 29d | 29d | 9d |
Health Breakdown
macstate-core
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
macstate
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
iokit
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| macstate-core | macstate | iokit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.11 | 0.0.11 | 0.5.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 6KB | 60KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.76 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •iokit leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •macstate-core has the most downloads (169), suggesting wider adoption.