Decision Workspace
tokio-i3ipc vs async-i3ipc vs fixed-buffer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
tokio-i3ipc
growingv0.16.0
Bindings for i3 and tokio allowing async applications to communicate with i3 over it's IPC interface. Contains futures implementations and convenience functions for working with i3.
39
async-i3ipc
growingv0.7.0
Bindings for i3 and async-std allowing async applications to communicate with i3 over it's IPC interface. Contains futures implementations and convenience functions for working with i3.
55
fixed-buffer
growingv1.0.2
Fixed-size buffers for network protocol parsers
Core Metrics
| tokio-i3ipc | async-i3ipc | fixed-buffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 39 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 32.5K | 10.6K | 281.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 412 | 41 | 5.3K |
| Dependents | 26 | 2 | 41 |
| Releases | 14 | 6 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 1183d ago | 1183d ago | 270d ago |
| Age | 6y 11m | 5y 7m | 5y 5m |
Health Breakdown
tokio-i3ipc
Maintenance
5
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
async-i3ipc
Maintenance
5
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
fixed-buffer
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| tokio-i3ipc | async-i3ipc | fixed-buffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.16.0 | 0.7.0 | 1.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 11KB | 24KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 7.1% | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fixed-buffer leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ tokio-i3ipc, async-i3ipc have not been updated in over a year.
- •tokio-i3ipc, async-i3ipc are pre-1.0 — API may change.