Decision Workspace
tempdir vs xch vs macro_files
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
tempdir
growingv0.3.7
A library for managing a temporary directory and deleting all contents when it's dropped.
47
xch
growingv1.1.0
A CLI utility and rust crate to atomically swap the content of two paths.
40
macro_files
growingv0.1.0
Macro consuming JSON like data structures to create directories and files at runtime.
Core Metrics
| tempdir | xch | macro_files | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 47 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 39.2M | 15.4K | 4.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.0M | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 14.6K | 18 | 4 |
| Releases | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 2988d ago | 2411d ago | 1388d ago |
| Age | 11y 3m | 8y 8m | 3y 9m |
Health Breakdown
tempdir
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
xch
Maintenance
3
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
macro_files
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| tempdir | xch | macro_files | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.7 | 1.1.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 12KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.56 |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tempdir leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tempdir is depended on by 14.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tempdir, xch, macro_files have not been updated in over a year.
- •tempdir, macro_files are pre-1.0 — API may change.