Decision Workspace
persway vs swayipc-async vs persway-tokio
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
persway
growingv0.6.2
Sway IPC daemon
55
swayipc-async
growingv3.0.0
A library for controlling sway through its IPC interface
46
persway-tokio
experimentalv0.8.2
Sway layout and focus helper daemon that adds spiral and stack-main autotiling plus opacity and window renaming.
Core Metrics
| persway | swayipc-async | persway-tokio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 55 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 11.5K | 123.6K | 62 |
| 30d Downloads | 15 | 4.0K | 8 |
| Dependents | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 12 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1115d ago | 152d ago | 49d ago |
| Age | 6y 1m | 5y 4m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
persway
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
swayipc-async
Maintenance
10
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
persway-tokio
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| persway | swayipc-async | persway-tokio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.2 | 3.0.0 | 0.8.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 6 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 7KB | 29KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •swayipc-async leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ persway has not been updated in over a year.
- •persway, persway-tokio are pre-1.0 — API may change.