Decision Workspace
metadata-gen vs diffx-core vs figment
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
metadata-gen
growingv0.0.1
A powerful Rust library for extracting, validating, and processing metadata in YAML, TOML, and JSON formats from any content or data file.
61
diffx-core
experimentalv0.7.1
Core library for diffx - blazing fast semantic diff engine for structured data. Zero-copy parsing, streaming support, memory-efficient algorithms
56
figment
growingv0.10.19
A configuration library so con-free, it's unreal.
Core Metrics
| metadata-gen | diffx-core | figment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 61 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 4.5K | 9.7K | 23.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 264 | 304 | 1.9M |
| Dependents | 9 | 86 | 4.5K |
| Releases | 1 | 22 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 538d ago | 9d ago | 680d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 8m | 5y 5m |
Health Breakdown
metadata-gen
Maintenance
2
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
diffx-core
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
figment
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| metadata-gen | diffx-core | figment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 0.7.1 | 0.10.19 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 19 | 11 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 50KB | 18KB | 70KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.56.0 | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •diffx-core leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •figment has the most downloads (23.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •figment is depended on by 4.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ metadata-gen, figment have not been updated in over a year.