Decision Workspace
timeout-readwrite vs base64-stream vs wavers
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
timeout-readwrite
growingv0.4.0
Adds timeout capabilities to Readers and Writers
60
base64-stream
stablev4.0.1
To encode/decode large data with the standard Base64 encoding.
59
wavers
growingv1.5.1
A library for reading and writing wav files.
Core Metrics
| timeout-readwrite | base64-stream | wavers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 60 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 777.5K | 312.3K | 49.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 15.7K | 13.3K | 2.2K |
| Dependents | 113 | 59 | 946 |
| Releases | 8 | 29 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 518d ago | 124d ago | 453d ago |
| Age | 8y 6m | 7y 5m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
timeout-readwrite
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
base64-stream
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
wavers
Maintenance
7
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| timeout-readwrite | base64-stream | wavers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 4.0.1 | 1.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 6KB | 203KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.68 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •base64-stream leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •timeout-readwrite has the most downloads (777.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wavers is depended on by 946 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ timeout-readwrite, wavers have not been updated in over a year.
- •timeout-readwrite is pre-1.0 — API may change.