Decision Workspace
lexer-rs vs flexar vs maybe_xml
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
lexer-rs
growingv0.0.4
Lexical anaylzer framework for context-free text parsing into tokens
52
flexar
growingv1.2.6
An extremely flexible lexer/parser (get it?) for writing your own programming language
47
maybe_xml
growingv0.11.0
XML processing library
Core Metrics
| lexer-rs | flexar | maybe_xml | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 52 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 5.2K | 40.8K | 28.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 2 | 6 | 163 |
| Releases | 3 | 35 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 923d ago | 937d ago | 940d ago |
| Age | 3y 9m | 2y 9m | 5y 9m |
Health Breakdown
lexer-rs
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
flexar
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
maybe_xml
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| lexer-rs | flexar | maybe_xml | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.4 | 1.2.6 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 20KB | 30KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 85.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.71.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •flexar leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •maybe_xml is depended on by 163 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ lexer-rs, flexar, maybe_xml have not been updated in over a year.
- •lexer-rs, maybe_xml are pre-1.0 — API may change.