Decision Workspace
nirinit vs async-niri-socket vs wasma
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
nirinit
experimentalv0.2.2
A session manager for Niri, a scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor
52
async-niri-socket
experimentalv0.0.6+niri.26.4.0
Non-blocking communication over the niri socket.
50
wasma
experimentalv1.3.0-beta-release
WASMA - Windows Assignment System Monitoring Architecture: Advanced GPU/CPU resource management and window composition system for Linux with Wayland/X11 support
Core Metrics
| nirinit | async-niri-socket | wasma | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 52 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 843 | 116 | 18 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 90d ago | 2d ago | 107d ago |
| Age | 7m | 4m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
nirinit
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
async-niri-socket
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
wasma
Maintenance
7
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| nirinit | async-niri-socket | wasma | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.0.6+niri.26.4.0 | 1.3.0-beta-release |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MPL-2.0 | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 6 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 19KB | 35KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-niri-socket leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nirinit has the most downloads (843), suggesting wider adoption.
- •nirinit, async-niri-socket are pre-1.0 — API may change.