Decision Workspace
properties vs cfgmatic-source vs config_watcher
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
properties
growingv0.1.1
Handle property files
58
cfgmatic-source
experimentalv3.0.1
Configuration sources (file, env, remote) for cfgmatic framework
49
config_watcher
growingv0.11.0
Config Watcher is a Rust library for tracking configuration items from files, Kubernetes ConfigMaps, and MQTT topics, providing real-time updates and structured data parsing.
Core Metrics
| properties | cfgmatic-source | config_watcher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 58 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 4.2K | 128 | 3.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 71 | 53 | 94 |
| Dependents | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 2505d ago | 35d ago | 34d ago |
| Age | 6y 10m | 1m | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
properties
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
cfgmatic-source
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
config_watcher
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| properties | cfgmatic-source | config_watcher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 3.0.1 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 17 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 54KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.92 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cfgmatic-source leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •properties has the most downloads (4.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ properties has not been updated in over a year.
- •properties, config_watcher are pre-1.0 — API may change.