Decision Workspace
peekread vs scanner-rust vs encoding_rs_io
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
peekread
growingv0.1.1
Allows peeking ahead in Read streams
58
scanner-rust
stablev2.0.18
Simple text scanners which can parse primitive types and strings using UTF-8 or ASCII.
52
encoding_rs_io
growingv0.1.7
Streaming transcoding for encoding_rs
Core Metrics
| peekread | scanner-rust | encoding_rs_io | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 58 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 28.3K | 74.4K | 12.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 723 | 940 | 1.0M |
| Dependents | 48 | 210 | 917 |
| Releases | 2 | 36 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 1699d ago | 124d ago | 2240d ago |
| Age | 4y 7m | 7y | 7y 8m |
Health Breakdown
peekread
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
scanner-rust
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
encoding_rs_io
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| peekread | scanner-rust | encoding_rs_io | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 2.0.18 | 0.1.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Zlib | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 17KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.68 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •scanner-rust leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •encoding_rs_io has the most downloads (12.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •encoding_rs_io is depended on by 917 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ peekread, encoding_rs_io have not been updated in over a year.
- •peekread, encoding_rs_io are pre-1.0 — API may change.