Decision Workspace
tiny_msg vs msg_parser vs iter-read
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
tiny_msg
experimentalv0.2.0
A tiny Outlook Email Message (.msg) reader
40
msg_parser
growingv0.1.1
Outlook Email Message (.msg) parser
60
iter-read
growingv1.1.0
A Read implementation for iterators over u8 and related types
Core Metrics
| tiny_msg | msg_parser | iter-read | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 40 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 1.0K | 64.7K | 7.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 17 | 12.3K | 623.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 49 | 54 |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 269d ago | 1294d ago | 580d ago |
| Age | 9m | 5y | 9y 11m |
Health Breakdown
tiny_msg
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
7
msg_parser
Maintenance
3
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
iter-read
Maintenance
6
Quality
22
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| tiny_msg | msg_parser | iter-read | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.1 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 4.2MB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.58 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •iter-read leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ msg_parser, iter-read have not been updated in over a year.
- •tiny_msg, msg_parser are pre-1.0 — API may change.