Decision Workspace
newline_normalizer vs fd-lock vs normpath
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
newline_normalizer
growingv0.1.6
Zero-copy newline normalization to \n or \r\n with SIMD acceleration.
66
fd-lock
growingv4.0.4
Advisory cross-platform lock on a file using a file descriptor to it.
66
normpath
stablev1.5.1
More reliable path manipulation
Core Metrics
| newline_normalizer | fd-lock | normpath | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 66 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 3.9K | 45.9M | 23.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.7M | 1.3M |
| Dependents | 1 | 1.5K | 1.2K |
| Releases | 7 | 23 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 395d ago | 441d ago | 21d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 6y 11m | 5y 6m |
Health Breakdown
newline_normalizer
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
fd-lock
Maintenance
7
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
normpath
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| newline_normalizer | fd-lock | normpath | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.6 | 4.0.4 | 1.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 16KB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.61 | — | 1.81.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fd-lock leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fd-lock is depended on by 1.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ newline_normalizer, fd-lock have not been updated in over a year.
- •newline_normalizer is pre-1.0 — API may change.