Decision Workspace
recast vs convert2json vs metadata-gen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
recast
growingv0.2.1
Transforms one serialization format into another
64
convert2json
stablev2.6.0
CLI utilities to convert BSON, CBOR, CSV, INI, MessagePack, Plist, RSV, TOML, XML & YAML into JSON and for use with jaq or jq.
58
metadata-gen
growingv0.0.3
A powerful Rust library for extracting, validating, and processing metadata in YAML, TOML, and JSON formats from any content or data file.
Core Metrics
| recast | convert2json | metadata-gen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 64 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 10.9K | 63.2K | 7.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Releases | 10 | 79 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 569d ago | 9d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 3y 4m | 2y 11m | 1y 7m |
Health Breakdown
recast
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
convert2json
Maintenance
19
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
metadata-gen
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| recast | convert2json | metadata-gen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 2.6.0 | 0.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 18 | 14 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 40KB | 52KB |
| Features | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.91 | 1.56.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •convert2json leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ recast has not been updated in over a year.
- •recast, metadata-gen are pre-1.0 — API may change.