Decision Workspace
utf8_iter vs utf16_iter vs bom-strip
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
utf8_iter
growingv1.0.4
Iterator by char over potentially-invalid UTF-8 in &[u8]
56
utf16_iter
growingv1.0.5
Iterator by char over potentially-invalid UTF-16 in &[u16]
49
bom-strip
experimentalv0.1.0
Strip UTF-8/16/32 BOM bytes and stray U+FEFF code points from text before parsing or hashing. Zero deps.
Core Metrics
| utf8_iter | utf16_iter | bom-strip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 56 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 310.8M | 143.2M | 13 |
| 30d Downloads | 42.9M | 13.4M | 0 |
| Dependents | 148 | 34 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 906d ago | 906d ago | 9d ago |
| Age | 4y 1m | 3y 11m | 9d |
Health Breakdown
utf8_iter
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
utf16_iter
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
bom-strip
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| utf8_iter | utf16_iter | bom-strip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.4 | 1.0.5 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 10KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.74 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •utf8_iter leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •utf8_iter is depended on by 148 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ utf8_iter, utf16_iter have not been updated in over a year.
- •bom-strip is pre-1.0 — API may change.