Decision Workspace
mini_exercism vs mockforge-http vs api-bones
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
64
mini_exercism
stablev8.0.0
Minimalistic Rust library to interact with the Exercism.org APIs
61
mockforge-http
experimentalv0.3.148
HTTP/REST protocol support for MockForge
61
api-bones
experimentalv6.2.0
Opinionated REST API types: errors (RFC 9457), pagination, health checks, and more
Core Metrics
| mini_exercism | mockforge-http | api-bones | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 64 | 61 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 28.1K | 4.7K | 47.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 44.0K |
| Dependents | 9 | 504 | 39 |
| Releases | 15 | 122 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 42d ago | today | 6d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 7m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
mini_exercism
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
mockforge-http
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
api-bones
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mini_exercism | mockforge-http | api-bones | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 8.0.0 | 0.3.148 | 6.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 23 | 77 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 72KB | 364KB | 218KB |
| Features | 2 | 17 | 18 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88.0 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mini_exercism leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •api-bones has the most downloads (47.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •mockforge-http is depended on by 504 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •mockforge-http is pre-1.0 — API may change.