Decision Workspace
watchfile vs tokio-fs vs vow
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
watchfile
growingv0.1.1
An async utility trait to subscribe to file changes of a serializable file
55
tokio-fs
growingv0.1.7
Filesystem API for Tokio.
46
vow
growingv0.1.3
Serde <--> File made easy
Core Metrics
| watchfile | tokio-fs | vow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 55 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9K | 13.0M | 4.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 220.3K | 7 |
| Dependents | 0 | 339 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 15 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 494d ago | 2243d ago | 534d ago |
| Age | 1y 4m | 8y 1m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
watchfile
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
tokio-fs
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
vow
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| watchfile | tokio-fs | vow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.1.7 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 8 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 21KB | 19KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tokio-fs leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tokio-fs is depended on by 339 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ watchfile, tokio-fs, vow have not been updated in over a year.