Decision Workspace
station vs rustecal vs varlink_parser
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
station
growingv0.1.4
A network-based interprocess communication (IPC) library.
50
rustecal
experimentalv0.1.7
Meta-crate for rustecal: re-exports core, pubsub and service APIs
63
varlink_parser
growingv6.0.0
A crate for parsing varlink interface definition files.
Core Metrics
| station | rustecal | varlink_parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 50 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 23.1K | 4.4K | 59.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 206 | 892 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 122 |
| Releases | 20 | 8 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 1331d ago | 214d ago | 158d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 10m | 8y |
Health Breakdown
station
Maintenance
6
Quality
7
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
rustecal
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
varlink_parser
Maintenance
11
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| station | rustecal | varlink_parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.1.7 | 6.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 9KB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 75.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.73.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •varlink_parser leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •varlink_parser is depended on by 122 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ station has not been updated in over a year.
- •station, rustecal are pre-1.0 — API may change.