Decision Workspace
nickel-lang-flock vs nickel-lang-cli vs nickel-lang-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
nickel-lang-flock
growingv0.1.0
Cross-platform advisory file locking, taken from Cargo
62
nickel-lang-cli
stablev1.17.0
The Nickel interpreter CLI
60
nickel-lang-core
growingv0.18.0
Programmable configuration files.
Core Metrics
| nickel-lang-flock | nickel-lang-cli | nickel-lang-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 62 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4K | 33.3K | 92.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 9.8K |
| Dependents | 8 | 0 | 78 |
| Releases | 1 | 23 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 458d ago | 34d ago | 40d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 3y | 3y |
Health Breakdown
nickel-lang-flock
Maintenance
2
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
nickel-lang-cli
Maintenance
20
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
nickel-lang-core
Maintenance
20
Quality
9
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| nickel-lang-flock | nickel-lang-cli | nickel-lang-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.17.0 | 0.18.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 15 | 57 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 104KB | 591KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 8.7% | 13.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •nickel-lang-cli leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nickel-lang-core has the most downloads (92.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ nickel-lang-flock has not been updated in over a year.
- •nickel-lang-flock, nickel-lang-core are pre-1.0 — API may change.