Decision Workspace
visual vs hex_fmt vs main_error
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
visual
growingv0.2.0
Use Display if available, Debug otherwise
55
hex_fmt
growingv0.3.0
Formatting and shortening byte slices as hexadecimal strings
50
main_error
growingv0.1.2
Print errors with Display instead of Debug when using ? in main().
Core Metrics
| visual | hex_fmt | main_error | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 55 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 2.8K | 12.3M | 238.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 588.6K | 10.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.6K | 783 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1376d ago | 2706d ago | 1716d ago |
| Age | 3y 9m | 7y 7m | 6y 8m |
Health Breakdown
visual
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
hex_fmt
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
main_error
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| visual | hex_fmt | main_error | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.3.0 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 8KB | 4KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hex_fmt leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hex_fmt is depended on by 1.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ visual, hex_fmt, main_error have not been updated in over a year.