Decision Workspace
utf8-locale vs utf8-chars vs read_utf8
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
utf8-locale
growingv1.0.4
Detect a UTF-8-capable locale for running child processes in
63
utf8-chars
stablev3.0.6
Char-by-char iterator and `read_char` method for `BufRead`.
40
read_utf8
growingv0.1.2
The ReadUTF8 crate allows to easily read a file with efficiency. It allows to read all UTF-8 files encoded, by giving the content between delimiters, or by giving the content character by character.
Core Metrics
| utf8-locale | utf8-chars | read_utf8 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 63 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 7.3K | 352.4K | 7.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 31.6K | 445 |
| Dependents | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 38 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 433d ago | 132d ago | 482d ago |
| Age | 4y 1m | 6y 6m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
utf8-locale
Maintenance
8
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
utf8-chars
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
read_utf8
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| utf8-locale | utf8-chars | read_utf8 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.4 | 3.0.6 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 7KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.62 | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •utf8-chars leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •utf8-chars is depended on by 154 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ utf8-locale, read_utf8 have not been updated in over a year.
- •read_utf8 is pre-1.0 — API may change.