Decision Workspace
wtools vs former_types vs former
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
wtools
growingv0.2.20
Collection of general purpose tools for solving problems. Fundamentally extend the language without spoiling, so may be used solely or in conjunction with another module of such kind.
71
former_types
stablev2.38.0
A flexible implementation of the Builder pattern supporting nested builders and collection-specific subformers. Its compile-time structures and traits that are not generated but reused.
70
former
stablev2.45.0
A flexible implementation of the Builder pattern supporting nested builders and collection-specific subformers. Simplify the construction of complex objects.
Core Metrics
| wtools | former_types | former | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 71 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 113.1K | 57.1K | 220.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 7.5K | 8.0K |
| Dependents | 30 | 140 | 234 |
| Releases | 26 | 38 | 73 |
| Last Updated | 1407d ago | 37d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 4y 7m | 2y | 4y 6m |
Health Breakdown
wtools
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
former_types
Maintenance
17
Quality
23
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
former
Maintenance
17
Quality
22
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| wtools | former_types | former | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.20 | 2.38.0 | 2.45.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 3 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 155KB | 39KB | 291KB |
| Features | 111 | 6 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •former_types leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •former has the most downloads (220.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •former is depended on by 234 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ wtools has not been updated in over a year.
- •wtools is pre-1.0 — API may change.