Decision Workspace
ndg-commonmark vs flake-watcher vs ngl
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
ndg-commonmark
growingv2.6.0
Flavored CommonMark processor for Nix-related projects, with support for CommonMark, GFM, and Nixpkgs extensions.
41
flake-watcher
growingv0.1.1
A simple tool to watch for changes in a nix flake and run a command when it changes
40
ngl
experimentalv0.1.0
Unified API for Nix documentation
Core Metrics
| ndg-commonmark | flake-watcher | ngl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 41 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 727 | 2.7K | 17 |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 74d ago | 1166d ago | 42d ago |
| Age | 6m | 3y 2m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
ndg-commonmark
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
flake-watcher
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
ngl
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ndg-commonmark | flake-watcher | ngl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.6.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 18 | 2 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 87KB | 9KB | 61KB |
| Features | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.90 | 1.65 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ndg-commonmark leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •flake-watcher has the most downloads (2.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ flake-watcher has not been updated in over a year.
- •flake-watcher, ngl are pre-1.0 — API may change.