Decision Workspace
paths-as-strings vs pct-str vs path_macro2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
paths-as-strings
growingv0.1.1
paths_as_strings is a small crate with two public free-functions for unambiguously and universally encoding Paths as UTF-8 strings, and then decoding them back into Paths.
66
pct-str
stablev3.0.1
Percent-encoded strings for URL, URI, IRI, etc.
57
path_macro2
experimentalv0.1.3
Cross-platform path construction macro supporting both slash (/) and comma (,) syntax with variable interpolation
Core Metrics
| paths-as-strings | pct-str | path_macro2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 66 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 6.6K | 5.2M | 288 |
| 30d Downloads | 125 | 349.0K | 43 |
| Dependents | 1 | 185 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 2598d ago | 58d ago | 143d ago |
| Age | 7y 1m | 6y | 4m |
Health Breakdown
paths-as-strings
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
pct-str
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
path_macro2
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| paths-as-strings | pct-str | path_macro2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 3.0.1 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 14KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 12.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.1 | 1.56.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pct-str leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pct-str is depended on by 185 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ paths-as-strings has not been updated in over a year.
- •paths-as-strings, path_macro2 are pre-1.0 — API may change.