Decision Workspace
scan-rules vs scanpw vs smart-read
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
scan-rules
growingv0.2.0
This crate provides some macros for quickly parsing values out of text. Roughly speaking, it does the inverse of the print!/format! macros; or, in other words, a similar job to scanf from C.
50
scanpw
growingv1.0.0
Read a password from standard input
45
smart-read
growingv0.9.0
Complex but easy ways to read user input
Core Metrics
| scan-rules | scanpw | smart-read | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 50 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 77.9K | 10.3K | 25.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.5K | 560 | 27 |
| Dependents | 59 | 27 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 3427d ago | 1056d ago | 308d ago |
| Age | 10y 2m | 5y 10m | 2y |
Health Breakdown
scan-rules
Maintenance
3
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
scanpw
Maintenance
3
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
smart-read
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| scan-rules | scanpw | smart-read | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 66KB | 15KB | 12KB |
| Features | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •scanpw leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •scan-rules has the most downloads (77.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ scan-rules, scanpw have not been updated in over a year.
- •scan-rules, smart-read are pre-1.0 — API may change.