Decision Workspace
mdbook-cat-prep vs mdbook-exercises vs mdbook-lint-rulesets
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
mdbook-cat-prep
growingv1.0.9
a preprocessor for mdbook which provides teacher, subject, material and tag functionality
50
mdbook-exercises
experimentalv0.1.5
An mdBook preprocessor for interactive exercises with hints, solutions, and test execution
57
mdbook-lint-rulesets
experimentalv0.14.3
Modular rulesets for mdbook-lint - standard and mdBook-specific linting rules
Core Metrics
| mdbook-cat-prep | mdbook-exercises | mdbook-lint-rulesets | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 50 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 12.1K | 230 | 5.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 66 | 717 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Releases | 9 | 6 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 1888d ago | 81d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 6y | 3m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
mdbook-cat-prep
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
mdbook-exercises
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
mdbook-lint-rulesets
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| mdbook-cat-prep | mdbook-exercises | mdbook-lint-rulesets | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.9 | 0.1.5 | 0.14.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Fair | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 11 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 76KB | 276KB | 246KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mdbook-lint-rulesets leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mdbook-cat-prep has the most downloads (12.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ mdbook-cat-prep has not been updated in over a year.
- •mdbook-exercises, mdbook-lint-rulesets are pre-1.0 — API may change.