Decision Workspace
proc_sys_parser vs procfs vs freedesktop_entry_parser
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
proc_sys_parser
growingv0.1.22
This crate provides routines for parsing linux /proc files into Rust structs. There are multiple other crates doing this, but these either do not choose to process the statistics in way to make them directly usable, or generalize the statistics and loose the detail.
63
procfs
growingv0.18.0
Interface to the linux procfs pseudo-filesystem
63
freedesktop_entry_parser
growingv2.0.1
A library for parsing FreeDesktop entry files and Systemd unit files
Core Metrics
| proc_sys_parser | procfs | freedesktop_entry_parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 63 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 187.1K | 51.7M | 658.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 31.3K | 4.0M | 51.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.1K | 170 |
| Releases | 22 | 51 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 657d ago | 210d ago | 161d ago |
| Age | 2y 3m | 7y 9m | 6y |
Health Breakdown
proc_sys_parser
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
procfs
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
freedesktop_entry_parser
Maintenance
9
Quality
22
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| proc_sys_parser | procfs | freedesktop_entry_parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.22 | 0.18.0 | 2.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 43KB | 74KB | 27KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •procfs leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •procfs is depended on by 3.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ proc_sys_parser has not been updated in over a year.
- •proc_sys_parser, procfs are pre-1.0 — API may change.