Decision Workspace
shorter-bounds vs trait-aliases vs easy-ext
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
shorter-bounds
growingv0.1.1
Write shorter bounds with a trait alias macro.
48
trait-aliases
experimentalv0.3.0
Trait aliases.
65
easy-ext
stablev1.0.3
A lightweight attribute macro for easily writing extension trait pattern.
Core Metrics
| shorter-bounds | trait-aliases | easy-ext | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 48 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2K | 66 | 3.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 24 | 161.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 721 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 539d ago | 69d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 3m | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
shorter-bounds
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
trait-aliases
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
easy-ext
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| shorter-bounds | trait-aliases | easy-ext | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.3.0 | 1.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 23KB | 30KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.92 | 1.31 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •easy-ext leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •easy-ext is depended on by 721 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ shorter-bounds has not been updated in over a year.
- •shorter-bounds, trait-aliases are pre-1.0 — API may change.