Decision Workspace
soft-ascii-string vs case vs byte_string
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
soft-ascii-string
growingv1.1.0
char/str/string wrappers which add a "is-ascii" soft constraint
50
case
growingv1.0.0
A set of letter case string helpers
50
byte_string
growingv1.0.0
Wrapper types for outputting byte strings (b"Hello") using the Debug ({:?}) format.
Core Metrics
| soft-ascii-string | case | byte_string | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 50 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 18.6K | 4.0M | 1.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 215 | 110.3K | 67.8K |
| Dependents | 32 | 502 | 257 |
| Releases | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 2246d ago | 2684d ago | 3470d ago |
| Age | 8y 4m | 10y 10m | 9y 6m |
Health Breakdown
soft-ascii-string
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
case
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
byte_string
Maintenance
1
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| soft-ascii-string | case | byte_string | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 3KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •case leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •case is depended on by 502 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ soft-ascii-string, case, byte_string have not been updated in over a year.