Decision Workspace
non_std vs former_types vs former
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
non_std
growingv0.1.4
Collection of general purpose tools for solving problems. Fundamentally extend the language without spoiling, so may be used solely or in conjunction with another module of such kind.
68
former_types
stablev2.35.0
A flexible implementation of the Builder pattern supporting nested builders and collection-specific subformers. Its compile-time structures and traits that are not generated but reused.
67
former
stablev2.42.0
A flexible implementation of the Builder pattern supporting nested builders and collection-specific subformers. Simplify the construction of complex objects.
Core Metrics
| non_std | former_types | former | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 68 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 59.1K | 45.3K | 207.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 178 | 1.1K | 1.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 134 | 222 |
| Releases | 3 | 35 | 70 |
| Last Updated | 1370d ago | 61d ago | 61d ago |
| Age | 3y 10m | 1y 10m | 4y 4m |
Health Breakdown
non_std
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
former_types
Maintenance
15
Quality
22
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
former
Maintenance
15
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| non_std | former_types | former | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 2.35.0 | 2.42.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 147KB | 39KB | 291KB |
| Features | 104 | 6 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •former_types leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •former has the most downloads (207.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •former is depended on by 222 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ non_std has not been updated in over a year.
- •non_std is pre-1.0 — API may change.