Decision Workspace
solana-indexer-idl vs anchor-parser-macros vs shank-parse
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
solana-indexer-idl
experimentalv0.1.0
A procedural macro for auto-generating Solana types from Anchor IDLs
55
anchor-parser-macros
experimentalv3.0.0
Internal proc-macro implementation detail of anchor-parser. Do not use directly.
54
shank-parse
experimentalv2.0.0
A proc-macro crate that generates Rust client code from Shank/Anchor IDL JSON files for Solana programs.
Core Metrics
| solana-indexer-idl | anchor-parser-macros | shank-parse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 55 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 95 | 1.0K | 53 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 139d ago | 30d ago | 27d ago |
| Age | 4m | 5m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
solana-indexer-idl
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
anchor-parser-macros
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
shank-parse
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| solana-indexer-idl | anchor-parser-macros | shank-parse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 3.0.0 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 12KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •anchor-parser-macros leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •solana-indexer-idl is pre-1.0 — API may change.