Decision Workspace
pasts vs smelling_salts vs async_main
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
pasts
growingv0.14.3
Minimal and simpler alternative to the futures crate.
56
smelling_salts
growingv0.12.1
Abstraction over OS APIs to handle asynchronous device waking
55
async_main
growingv0.4.0
Runtime-agnostic async main proc macro
Core Metrics
| pasts | smelling_salts | async_main | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 56 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 104.5K | 63.1K | 16.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.1K | 518 | 181 |
| Dependents | 149 | 37 | 27 |
| Releases | 23 | 23 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1029d ago | 1131d ago | 1029d ago |
| Age | 6y 3m | 5y 10m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
pasts
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
smelling_salts
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
async_main
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| pasts | smelling_salts | async_main | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.14.3 | 0.12.1 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 8KB | 9KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 8.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.66 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •pasts leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pasts is depended on by 149 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pasts, smelling_salts, async_main have not been updated in over a year.