Decision Workspace
unix-named-pipe vs earst vs which
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
unix-named-pipe
growingv0.2.0
Ease creation of named pipes on Unix platform
39
earst
growingv0.1.1
A Unix FIFO file library for Rust
75
which
stablev8.0.2
A Rust equivalent of Unix command "which". Locate installed executable in cross platforms.
Core Metrics
| unix-named-pipe | earst | which | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 39 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 795.3K | 2.8K | 296.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 42.9K | 5 | 19.7M |
| Dependents | 200 | 0 | 21.2K |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 40 |
| Last Updated | 2729d ago | 863d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 7y 5m | 2y 4m | 10y 5m |
Health Breakdown
unix-named-pipe
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
earst
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
which
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| unix-named-pipe | earst | which | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.1 | 8.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 3KB | 27KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •which leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •which is depended on by 21.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ unix-named-pipe, earst have not been updated in over a year.
- •unix-named-pipe, earst are pre-1.0 — API may change.