Decision Workspace
oak-lua vs kailua_syntax vs egglang
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
oak-lua
experimentalv0.0.10
High-performance incremental Lua parser for the oak ecosystem with flexible configuration, supporting lightweight scripting and embedded development.
46
kailua_syntax
growingv1.1.0
AST and parser for Kailua
45
egglang
growingv0.3.5
The Egg Programming Language From Eloquent JavaScript, but in Rust
Core Metrics
| oak-lua | kailua_syntax | egglang | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 46 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 808 | 6.0K | 9.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 127 | 5 | 10 |
| Dependents | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 3174d ago | 321d ago |
| Age | 5m | 8y 11m | 3y 4m |
Health Breakdown
oak-lua
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
kailua_syntax
Maintenance
3
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
egglang
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| oak-lua | kailua_syntax | egglang | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.10 | 1.1.0 | 0.3.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 44KB | 71KB | 16KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •oak-lua leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •egglang has the most downloads (9.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ kailua_syntax has not been updated in over a year.
- •oak-lua, egglang are pre-1.0 — API may change.