Decision Workspace
trail vs path_macro2 vs alphanumeric-sort
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
trail
growingv0.1.0
Build cross-platform paths at compile time.
57
path_macro2
experimentalv0.1.3
Cross-platform path construction macro supporting both slash (/) and comma (,) syntax with variable interpolation
64
alphanumeric-sort
stablev1.5.5
This crate can help you sort order for files and folders whose names contain numerals.
Core Metrics
| trail | path_macro2 | alphanumeric-sort | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 57 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 3.9K | 288 | 5.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 34 | 43 | 344.5K |
| Dependents | 2 | 0 | 360 |
| Releases | 1 | 4 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 2931d ago | 143d ago | 104d ago |
| Age | 8y | 4m | 7y 7m |
Health Breakdown
trail
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
path_macro2
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
alphanumeric-sort
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| trail | path_macro2 | alphanumeric-sort | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.3 | 1.5.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 12KB | 6KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 15.2% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56.0 | 1.56 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •alphanumeric-sort leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •alphanumeric-sort is depended on by 360 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ trail has not been updated in over a year.
- •trail, path_macro2 are pre-1.0 — API may change.