Decision Workspace
uniplate vs generics vs parse-generics-shim
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
uniplate
growingv0.4.6
Simple, boilerplate-free operations on tree-shaped data types
55
generics
growingv0.5.3
Provides macros for parsing generics (with optional where clause) in `macro_rules!`.
42
parse-generics-shim
growingv0.1.1
A stable shim for the proposed RFC #1583; provides macros for parsing generics and where clauses.
Core Metrics
| uniplate | generics | parse-generics-shim | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 55 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 43.6K | 102.4K | 13.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.4K | 1.0K | 72 |
| Dependents | 0 | 177 | 21 |
| Releases | 20 | 26 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 2d ago | 758d ago | 3527d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 5y 6m | 9y 11m |
Health Breakdown
uniplate
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
generics
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
parse-generics-shim
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| uniplate | generics | parse-generics-shim | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.6 | 0.5.3 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 5KB | 8KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.71 | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •uniplate leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •generics has the most downloads (102.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •generics is depended on by 177 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ generics, parse-generics-shim have not been updated in over a year.