Decision Workspace
weird-data vs redoubt-rand vs bufrng
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
weird-data
growingv0.2.0
Generate random data in such a way as to make rare edge-cases very likely.
51
redoubt-rand
experimentalv0.0.1
Cross-platform cryptographic random number generation
43
bufrng
growingv1.0.2
An RNG that generates 'random' numbers copied from a given buffer. INTENDED FOR TESTING AND FUZZING ONLY!!
Core Metrics
| weird-data | redoubt-rand | bufrng | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 51 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 5.5K | 397 | 10.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 50 | 167 | 187 |
| Dependents | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Releases | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 812d ago | 65d ago | 2353d ago |
| Age | 2y 2m | 4m | 6y 7m |
Health Breakdown
weird-data
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
redoubt-rand
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
bufrng
Maintenance
3
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| weird-data | redoubt-rand | bufrng | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.0.1 | 1.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 970B | 4KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •redoubt-rand leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bufrng has the most downloads (10.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ weird-data, bufrng have not been updated in over a year.
- •weird-data, redoubt-rand are pre-1.0 — API may change.