Decision Workspace
kvarnctl vs kvarn_signal vs zvariant
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
kvarnctl
growingv0.2.1
Communication with Kvarn from the command line.
41
kvarn_signal
growingv0.2.1
Easy-to-use IPC signaling library, mainly used for kvarnctl
73
zvariant
stablev5.13.0
D-Bus & GVariant encoding & decoding
Core Metrics
| kvarnctl | kvarn_signal | zvariant | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 41 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 4.8K | 8.3K | 63.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 3.6M |
| Dependents | 0 | 11 | 1.2K |
| Releases | 4 | 3 | 68 |
| Last Updated | 626d ago | 626d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 4y 2m | 4y 2m | 6y 6m |
Health Breakdown
kvarnctl
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
kvarn_signal
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
zvariant
Maintenance
20
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| kvarnctl | kvarn_signal | zvariant | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.2.1 | 5.13.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 4 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 5KB | 97KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.56 | 1.64 | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •zvariant leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zvariant is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ kvarnctl, kvarn_signal have not been updated in over a year.
- •kvarnctl, kvarn_signal are pre-1.0 — API may change.