Decision Workspace
xacro-rs vs urdf-rs vs roslibrust_codegen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
xacro-rs
experimentalv0.2.2
A xml preprocessor for xacro files to generate URDF files
52
urdf-rs
growingv0.9.0
URDF parser
61
roslibrust_codegen
growingv0.21.0
An library for generating rust type definitions from ROS IDL files
Core Metrics
| xacro-rs | urdf-rs | roslibrust_codegen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 52 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 51 | 912.5K | 69.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 139.1K | 2.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 351 | 62 |
| Releases | 3 | 32 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 120d ago | 627d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 4m | 9y 1m | 3y 9m |
Health Breakdown
xacro-rs
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
urdf-rs
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
roslibrust_codegen
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| xacro-rs | urdf-rs | roslibrust_codegen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.9.0 | 0.21.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 15 | 7 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 198KB | 16KB | 49KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •roslibrust_codegen leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •urdf-rs has the most downloads (912.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •urdf-rs is depended on by 351 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ urdf-rs has not been updated in over a year.