Decision Workspace
weakref vs cell-ref vs spicetime
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
weakref
growingv0.2.2
Copy+static reference type which checks liveness at runtime.
43
cell-ref
growingv0.1.1
Cell type with methods for by-reference mutation
36
spicetime
experimentalv0.1.0
The spicy alternative to lifetime annotations.
Core Metrics
| weakref | cell-ref | spicetime | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 43 | 36 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 3.4K | 19 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 82d ago | 1518d ago | 62d ago |
| Age | 1y | 4y 2m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
weakref
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
cell-ref
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
spicetime
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
7
Technical Details
| weakref | cell-ref | spicetime | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.1.1 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 7KB | 4KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.83 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •weakref leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cell-ref has the most downloads (3.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ cell-ref has not been updated in over a year.