Decision Workspace
owned_chars vs utf8-chars vs str-macro
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
owned_chars
growingv0.3.2
Owned iterators with the same output as Chars and CharIndices
63
utf8-chars
stablev3.0.6
Char-by-char iterator and `read_char` method for `BufRead`.
56
str-macro
growingv1.0.1
The str!() macro, similar to vec![] but for strings
Core Metrics
| owned_chars | utf8-chars | str-macro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 63 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 67.0K | 352.4K | 1.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 731 | 31.6K | 14.7K |
| Dependents | 37 | 154 | 97 |
| Releases | 7 | 38 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 1924d ago | 132d ago | 162d ago |
| Age | 10y 3m | 6y 6m | 6y 11m |
Health Breakdown
owned_chars
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
8
utf8-chars
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
str-macro
Maintenance
9
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| owned_chars | utf8-chars | str-macro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 | 3.0.6 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 7KB | 4KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •utf8-chars leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •str-macro has the most downloads (1.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •utf8-chars is depended on by 154 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ owned_chars has not been updated in over a year.
- •owned_chars is pre-1.0 — API may change.