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pdcurses-sys vs pancurses vs pancurses-result
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
pdcurses-sys
growingv0.7.1
FFI bindings for PDCurses, specifically the win32a implementation.
49
pancurses
growingv0.17.0
pancurses is a curses libary for Rust that supports both Unix and Windows platforms by abstracting away the backend that it uses (ncurses-rs and pdcurses-sys respectively).
46
pancurses-result
growingv0.5.1
pancurses-result is a wrapper for pancurses that aims to provide a safe interface to curses. This library aims to guarantee thread and memory safety, whereas pancurses just provides direct C bindings.
Core Metrics
| pdcurses-sys | pancurses | pancurses-result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 49 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 289.9K | 474.8K | 10.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.7K | 5.1K | 0 |
| Dependents | 32 | 411 | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 19 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 2683d ago | 1748d ago | 2752d ago |
| Age | 10y 4m | 10y 3m | 7y 6m |
Health Breakdown
pdcurses-sys
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
7
Documentation
8
pancurses
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
pancurses-result
Maintenance
9
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| pdcurses-sys | pancurses | pancurses-result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.1 | 0.17.0 | 0.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 454KB | 35KB | 12KB |
| Features | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pancurses leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pancurses is depended on by 411 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pdcurses-sys, pancurses, pancurses-result have not been updated in over a year.