Decision Workspace
midas_fetcher vs midas_processor vs grib-reader
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
midas_fetcher
experimentalv0.1.4
High-performance concurrent downloader for UK Met Office MIDAS Open weather data with intelligent caching and resumable downloads
47
midas_processor
growingv1.2.0
High-performance Rust tool for converting UK Met Office MIDAS weather datasets from BADC-CSV to optimized Parquet format
56
grib-reader
experimentalv0.1.2
Pure-Rust GRIB Edition 1 and 2 decoder for weather and climate data
Core Metrics
| midas_fetcher | midas_processor | grib-reader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 47 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 1.2K | 50 |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 6 | 51 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 260d ago | 252d ago | today |
| Age | 8m | 8m | 7d |
Health Breakdown
midas_fetcher
Maintenance
15
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
midas_processor
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
grib-reader
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| midas_fetcher | midas_processor | grib-reader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 1.2.0 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 30 | 21 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 262KB | 100KB | 37KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | — | 1.77 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •grib-reader leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •midas_fetcher has the most downloads (1.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •midas_fetcher, grib-reader are pre-1.0 — API may change.