Decision Workspace
std_io_iterators vs apipe vs clap-stdin
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
std_io_iterators
growingv1.1.0
An iterator for `STDIN` and a wrapper for `STDOUT`. Allows easy piping, and graceful closing of application if pipe breaks
38
apipe
growingv0.2.0
An anonymous UNIX pipe type.
64
clap-stdin
growingv0.8.1
Provides types for easily accepting Clap arguments from stdin and writing to stdout
Core Metrics
| std_io_iterators | apipe | clap-stdin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 38 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 2.0K | 4.4K | 533.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 6 | 60.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 382 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 276d ago | 1306d ago | 27d ago |
| Age | 3y 4m | 3y 7m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
std_io_iterators
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
apipe
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
clap-stdin
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| std_io_iterators | apipe | clap-stdin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.8.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 6KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •clap-stdin leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •clap-stdin is depended on by 382 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ apipe has not been updated in over a year.
- •apipe, clap-stdin are pre-1.0 — API may change.