Decision Workspace
unescape vs descape vs unescape_zero_copy
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
unescape
growingv0.1.0
Unescapes strings with escape sequences written out as literal characters.
52
descape
growingv3.0.0
Adds a single extension trait for &str to unescape any backslashes.
58
unescape_zero_copy
stablev2.3.1
Unescape strings without allocating memory
Core Metrics
| unescape | descape | unescape_zero_copy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 52 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 8.1M | 45.1K | 47.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 480.6K | 5.2K | 4.0K |
| Dependents | 662 | 59 | 1 |
| Releases | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 3675d ago | 222d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 10y | 2y 1m | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
unescape
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
descape
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
unescape_zero_copy
Maintenance
17
Quality
21
Community
4
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| unescape | descape | unescape_zero_copy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 3.0.0 | 2.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 13KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •unescape_zero_copy leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •unescape has the most downloads (8.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •unescape is depended on by 662 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ unescape has not been updated in over a year.
- •unescape is pre-1.0 — API may change.