Decision Workspace
rfc5545-types vs text2rrule vs mailrs-ical
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
rfc5545-types
experimentalv0.1.0
iCalendar (RFC 5545) recurrence rule and component types
45
text2rrule
experimentalv0.1.2
Convert plain-language descriptions of recurring events into RFC 5545 RRULE strings.
48
mailrs-ical
experimentalv2.0.0
RFC 5545 (iCalendar) parser, serializer, and iTIP semantics — zero I/O, hand-rolled, with VTIMEZONE + RRULE support.
Core Metrics
| rfc5545-types | text2rrule | mailrs-ical | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 45 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 165 | 186 | 99 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 131d ago | 52d ago | 45d ago |
| Age | 4m | 1m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
rfc5545-types
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
text2rrule
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
mailrs-ical
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rfc5545-types | text2rrule | mailrs-ical | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.2 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 29KB | 48KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mailrs-ical leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •text2rrule has the most downloads (186), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rfc5545-types, text2rrule are pre-1.0 — API may change.