Decision Workspace
mrogalski-looper vs pistoncore-event_loop vs thin_main_loop
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
mrogalski-looper
growingv1.0.3
Clean abstraction for a single-threaded event loop. Built as a lightweight wrapper around the std::sync::mpsc package.
59
pistoncore-event_loop
growingv1.0.0
A Piston event loop for games and interactive applications
43
thin_main_loop
growingv0.2.0
Thin, cross-platform, main event loop. A building block for native GUI applications, among other use cases.
Core Metrics
| mrogalski-looper | pistoncore-event_loop | thin_main_loop | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 59 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 6.6K | 1.7M | 11.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 28.9K | 28 |
| Dependents | 0 | 106 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 83 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 3174d ago | 675d ago | 2332d ago |
| Age | 8y 8m | 11y 3m | 7y 2m |
Health Breakdown
mrogalski-looper
Maintenance
8
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
pistoncore-event_loop
Maintenance
7
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
thin_main_loop
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| mrogalski-looper | pistoncore-event_loop | thin_main_loop | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.3 | 1.0.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0/MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 6KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pistoncore-event_loop leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pistoncore-event_loop is depended on by 106 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ mrogalski-looper, pistoncore-event_loop, thin_main_loop have not been updated in over a year.
- •thin_main_loop is pre-1.0 — API may change.