Decision Workspace
weather_util_rust vs libgweather vs gweather-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
weather_util_rust
growingv0.16.24
CLI tool to pull weather data from openweathermap.org, intended to replace the debian package weather-util
64
libgweather
stablev4.8.0
Rust bindings for libgweather
63
gweather-sys
stablev4.8.0
FFI bindings for libgweather
Core Metrics
| weather_util_rust | libgweather | gweather-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 64 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 114.1K | 46.7K | 47.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 140 | 939 | 959 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Releases | 98 | 10 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 85d ago | 28d ago | 28d ago |
| Age | 6y 2m | 3y 9m | 3y 9m |
Health Breakdown
weather_util_rust
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
2
Popularity
6
Documentation
8
libgweather
Maintenance
17
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
gweather-sys
Maintenance
17
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| weather_util_rust | libgweather | gweather-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.16.24 | 4.8.0 | 4.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 24 | 4 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 42KB | 17KB | 12KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •libgweather leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •weather_util_rust has the most downloads (114.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •weather_util_rust is pre-1.0 — API may change.