Decision Workspace
urltemplate vs dfmt vs nu-plugin-bexpand
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
urltemplate
growingv0.1.5
Lightweight URL templates. Master URLs with placeholders!
60
dfmt
experimentalv0.4.1
A fully featured dynamic template drop in replacement for the format! macro.
59
nu-plugin-bexpand
stablev1.3.11100
A brace expansion plugin compatible with Bash for nushell
Core Metrics
| urltemplate | dfmt | nu-plugin-bexpand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 60 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 26.4K | 297 | 31.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.1K | 92 | 68 |
| Dependents | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 6 | 36 |
| Last Updated | 2572d ago | 53d ago | 26d ago |
| Age | 7y 1m | 3m | 2y 9m |
Health Breakdown
urltemplate
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
dfmt
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
nu-plugin-bexpand
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| urltemplate | dfmt | nu-plugin-bexpand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 0.4.1 | 1.3.11100 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 21KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dfmt leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nu-plugin-bexpand has the most downloads (31.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ urltemplate has not been updated in over a year.
- •urltemplate, dfmt are pre-1.0 — API may change.