Decision Workspace
try-guard vs handle-this vs philiprehberger-guard-clause
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
try-guard
growingv0.2.0
A guard! macro inspired by the guard Alternative function from Haskell.
53
handle-this
experimentalv0.2.4
Ergonomic error handling with try/catch/throw/inspect/finally syntax and automatic stack traces
52
philiprehberger-guard-clause
experimentalv0.1.8
Early-return guard clause macros for cleaner control flow
Core Metrics
| try-guard | handle-this | philiprehberger-guard-clause | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 53 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 18.3K | 74 | 99 |
| 30d Downloads | 352 | 7 | 99 |
| Dependents | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 2485d ago | 54d ago | today |
| Age | 6y 10m | 1m | 12d |
Health Breakdown
try-guard
Maintenance
3
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
handle-this
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
philiprehberger-guard-clause
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| try-guard | handle-this | philiprehberger-guard-clause | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.2.4 | 0.1.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 130KB | 6KB |
| Features | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •handle-this leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •try-guard has the most downloads (18.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ try-guard has not been updated in over a year.