Decision Workspace
pipe_watcher vs ipipe vs colorchoice
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
pipe_watcher
growingv2.1.2
A pipe reader and writer for the terminal. Made for use with the ipipe Rust library.
52
ipipe
growingv0.11.7
Cross-platform named-pipe API.
76
colorchoice
stablev1.0.5
Global override of color control
Core Metrics
| pipe_watcher | ipipe | colorchoice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 52 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 15.1K | 60.3K | 357.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 16 | 279 | 33.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 57 | 487 |
| Releases | 12 | 37 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 1698d ago | 1431d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 5y | 5y | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
pipe_watcher
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
ipipe
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
colorchoice
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pipe_watcher | ipipe | colorchoice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.2 | 0.11.7 | 1.0.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 12KB | 8KB |
| Features | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.66.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •colorchoice leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •colorchoice is depended on by 487 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pipe_watcher, ipipe have not been updated in over a year.
- •ipipe is pre-1.0 — API may change.