Decision Workspace
outer_attribute vs attribute-derive vs structmeta
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
outer_attribute
growingv0.1.1
A library providiving `OuterAttribute` that implements `syn::parse::Parse` trait.
57
attribute-derive
growingv0.10.5
Clap like parsing for attributes in proc-macros
52
structmeta
growingv0.3.0
Parse Rust's attribute arguments by defining a struct.
Core Metrics
| outer_attribute | attribute-derive | structmeta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 57 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 3.5K | 21.4M | 22.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 20 | 2.0M | 2.8M |
| Dependents | 1 | 241 | 318 |
| Releases | 2 | 23 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 1552d ago | 176d ago | 783d ago |
| Age | 4y 3m | 4y 1m | 5y |
Health Breakdown
outer_attribute
Maintenance
3
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
attribute-derive
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
structmeta
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| outer_attribute | attribute-derive | structmeta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.10.5 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 24KB | 10KB |
| Features | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.56.1 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •attribute-derive leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •structmeta has the most downloads (22.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •structmeta is depended on by 318 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ outer_attribute, structmeta have not been updated in over a year.