Decision Workspace
trampoline-parser vs klex vs plex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
trampoline-parser
experimentalv0.1.3
DSL for generating trampoline-based scannerless parsers
48
klex
experimentalv0.1.2
A simple lexer (tokenizer) generator for Rust
45
plex
growingv0.3.1
A syntax extension for writing lexers and parsers.
Core Metrics
| trampoline-parser | klex | plex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 48 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 266 | 445 | 71.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 111 | 6 | 2.3K |
| Dependents | 5 | 0 | 27 |
| Releases | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 29d ago | 151d ago | 661d ago |
| Age | 1m | 5m | 9y 12m |
Health Breakdown
trampoline-parser
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
7
klex
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
plex
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| trampoline-parser | klex | plex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.1.2 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 39KB | 30KB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •klex leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •plex has the most downloads (71.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ plex has not been updated in over a year.