Decision Workspace
braces vs wild vs subst
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
braces
experimentalv0.2.6
Convert path lists into compact brace expansion syntax
61
wild
growingv2.2.1
Glob (wildcard) expanded command-line arguments on Windows
51
subst
growingv0.3.8
shell-like variable substitution
Core Metrics
| braces | wild | subst | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 61 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 1.0K | 9.6M | 13.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 132 | 800.9K | 921.2K |
| Dependents | 35 | 681 | 121 |
| Releases | 15 | 17 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 130d ago | 790d ago | 322d ago |
| Age | 4m | 8y 4m | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
braces
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
wild
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
subst
Maintenance
8
Quality
10
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| braces | wild | subst | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.6 | 2.2.1 | 0.3.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | BSD-2-Clause OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 8KB | 25KB |
| Features | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 17.6% | 35.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •braces leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •subst has the most downloads (13.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wild is depended on by 681 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ wild has not been updated in over a year.
- •braces, subst are pre-1.0 — API may change.