Decision Workspace
path-ext vs pathkit vs trait-set
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
path-ext
growingv0.1.2
Provide convenient methods for path operations
56
pathkit
stablev1.0.0
Similar to the Path structure provided by python's pathlib, it provides various async/sync versions of file manipulation methods in addition to some of the std::Path built-in methods.
49
trait-set
growingv0.3.0
Support for trait alias feature on stable Rust.
Core Metrics
| path-ext | pathkit | trait-set | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 56 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 295.2K | 7.3K | 4.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 27.7K | 101 | 452.4K |
| Dependents | 2 | 0 | 236 |
| Releases | 3 | 20 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 313d ago | 3d ago | 1496d ago |
| Age | 5y 7m | 1y 2m | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
path-ext
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
7
Documentation
8
pathkit
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
trait-set
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| path-ext | pathkit | trait-set | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 1.0.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 11 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 36KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pathkit leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •trait-set has the most downloads (4.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •trait-set is depended on by 236 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ trait-set has not been updated in over a year.
- •path-ext, trait-set are pre-1.0 — API may change.