Decision Workspace
ratslang vs sickle vs configparser
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
ratslang
experimentalv0.4.1
A minimal and extensible configuration language for fallible humans working with physical systems.
64
sickle
experimentalv0.2.0
A robust Rust parser for CCL (Categorical Configuration Language) with Serde support
60
configparser
growingv3.1.0
A simple configuration parsing utility with no dependencies that allows you to parse INI and ini-style syntax. You can use this to write Rust programs which can be customized by end users easily.
Core Metrics
| ratslang | sickle | configparser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 64 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 3.3K | 22.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 132 | 1.0K | 1.2M |
| Dependents | 3 | 31 | 1.6K |
| Releases | 5 | 5 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 47d ago | 1d ago | 654d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3m | 5y 9m |
Health Breakdown
ratslang
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
sickle
Maintenance
21
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
configparser
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ratslang | sickle | configparser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.2.0 | 3.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR LGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 42KB | 98KB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.5% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.80.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sickle leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •configparser has the most downloads (22.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •configparser is depended on by 1.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ configparser has not been updated in over a year.
- •ratslang, sickle are pre-1.0 — API may change.