Decision Workspace
unsaferef vs self_cell vs dyn-context
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
unsaferef
growingv0.1.0
An unsafe reference without explicit lifetime
62
self_cell
stablev1.2.2
Safe-to-use proc-macro-free self-referential structs in stable Rust.
55
dyn-context
growingv0.19.5
Simple mechanism for lifetimes erasing.
Core Metrics
| unsaferef | self_cell | dyn-context | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 62 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1K | 32.6M | 70.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 3.8M | 74 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.3K | 115 |
| Releases | 1 | 19 | 52 |
| Last Updated | 545d ago | 87d ago | 678d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 4y 11m | 5y 6m |
Health Breakdown
unsaferef
Maintenance
2
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
self_cell
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
dyn-context
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| unsaferef | self_cell | dyn-context | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.2.2 | 0.19.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-only | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 23KB | 5KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 57.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.71 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •self_cell leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •self_cell is depended on by 1.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ unsaferef, dyn-context have not been updated in over a year.
- •unsaferef, dyn-context are pre-1.0 — API may change.