Decision Workspace
globwalk vs globwalker vs fnmatch-regex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
globwalk
growingv0.9.1
Glob-matched recursive file system walking.
37
globwalker
growingv0.9.0
Glob-matched recursive file system walking. Fork of 'globwalk'
61
fnmatch-regex
growingv0.3.0
Convert a glob-style pattern to a regular expression.
Core Metrics
| globwalk | globwalker | fnmatch-regex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 37 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 58.9M | 36.7K | 128.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 4.3M | 19.5K | 10.4K |
| Dependents | 1.9K | 5 | 20 |
| Releases | 15 | 1 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 811d ago | 905d ago | 36d ago |
| Age | 8y 1m | 2y 5m | 4y 9m |
Health Breakdown
globwalk
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
globwalker
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
fnmatch-regex
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| globwalk | globwalker | fnmatch-regex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.1 | 0.9.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 13KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fnmatch-regex leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •globwalk has the most downloads (58.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •globwalk is depended on by 1.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ globwalk, globwalker have not been updated in over a year.