Decision Workspace
sorn vs switchy_random vs lcg-rand
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
sorn
experimentalv0.1.1
soorn is a CLI tool to generate <REPEAT> random strings each consisting of <COMPONENTS> random strings each of length <LENGTH> each and separated by `-`. Between the output of two random strings, the program sleeps for <SLEEP> seconds. The program will print the output in double quotes unless the --raw option is set.
48
switchy_random
experimentalv0.1.4
Switchy RNG package
42
lcg-rand
growingv1.0.0
Lightweight open source random number generator using the Linear Congruential Generator algorithm.
Core Metrics
| sorn | switchy_random | lcg-rand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 48 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 1.0K | 4.2K | 2.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 178 | 34 |
| Dependents | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 307d ago | 249d ago | 1037d ago |
| Age | 10m | 10m | 2y 10m |
Health Breakdown
sorn
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
switchy_random
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
lcg-rand
Maintenance
1
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| sorn | switchy_random | lcg-rand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.1.4 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 6KB | 3KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •switchy_random leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ lcg-rand has not been updated in over a year.
- •sorn, switchy_random are pre-1.0 — API may change.