Decision Workspace
multiline-str vs bstr vs str-macro
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
multiline-str
growingv0.1.1
A simple multiline string Rust macro, which allows you to write multiline strings in a more readable way. It allows for any combination of space-joined and newline-joined strings.
70
bstr
stablev1.12.1
A string type that is not required to be valid UTF-8.
53
str-macro
growingv1.0.1
The str!() macro, similar to vec![] but for strings
Core Metrics
| multiline-str | bstr | str-macro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 70 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 2.9K | 307.0M | 1.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 21.1M | 29.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 7.3K | 99 |
| Releases | 2 | 49 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 720d ago | 211d ago | 222d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 7y 7m | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
multiline-str
Maintenance
5
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
bstr
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
str-macro
Maintenance
6
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| multiline-str | bstr | str-macro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.12.1 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 355KB | 4KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 50.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.73 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bstr leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bstr is depended on by 7.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ multiline-str has not been updated in over a year.
- •multiline-str is pre-1.0 — API may change.