Decision Workspace
ofiles vs overlayfs_fuse vs notify
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
ofiles
growingv0.2.0
Identify processes that have opened files or sockets
45
overlayfs_fuse
experimentalv1.2.0
A minimal, safe, synchronous OverlayFS implementation using FUSE written in pure Rust.
77
notify
stablev8.2.0
Cross-platform filesystem notification library
Core Metrics
| ofiles | overlayfs_fuse | notify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 45 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 24.0K | 58 | 86.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 73 | 58 | 7.2M |
| Dependents | 24 | 0 | 20.1K |
| Releases | 3 | 4 | 81 |
| Last Updated | 1983d ago | 9d ago | 41d ago |
| Age | 5y 11m | 20d | 11y 3m |
Health Breakdown
ofiles
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
overlayfs_fuse
Maintenance
16
Quality
8
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
notify
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ofiles | overlayfs_fuse | notify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.2.0 | 8.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT | CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 240KB | 39KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 75.0% | 2.5% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.77 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 5 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •notify leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •notify is depended on by 20.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ofiles has not been updated in over a year.
- •ofiles is pre-1.0 — API may change.