Decision Workspace
touch vs macro_files vs chicon
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
touch
growingv0.0.1
A thin wrapper around file and directory operations designed to take remove some of tediousness.
40
macro_files
growingv0.1.0
Macro consuming JSON like data structures to create directories and files at runtime.
34
chicon
growingv0.1.4
A file abstraction system for Rust
Core Metrics
| touch | macro_files | chicon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 40 | 34 |
| Total Downloads | 58.9K | 4.3K | 8.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.2K | 20 | 22 |
| Dependents | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 3565d ago | 1328d ago | 1256d ago |
| Age | 9y 9m | 3y 7m | 6y 9m |
Health Breakdown
touch
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
macro_files
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
chicon
Maintenance
3
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
Technical Details
| touch | macro_files | chicon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 0.1.0 | 0.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 12KB | 80KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •macro_files leads with a health score of 40/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •touch has the most downloads (58.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ touch, macro_files, chicon have not been updated in over a year.