Decision Workspace
goglob vs fnmatch-regex vs wax
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
goglob
growingv0.2.0
Shell pattern matching similar to golang's path.Match
61
fnmatch-regex
growingv0.3.0
Convert a glob-style pattern to a regular expression.
59
wax
growingv0.7.0
Opinionated and portable globs that can be matched against paths and directory trees.
Core Metrics
| goglob | fnmatch-regex | wax | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 61 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 3.5K | 128.2K | 1.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 53 | 10.4K | 164.7K |
| Dependents | 2 | 20 | 822 |
| Releases | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 1442d ago | 36d ago | 57d ago |
| Age | 3y 11m | 4y 9m | 4y 7m |
Health Breakdown
goglob
Maintenance
1
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
fnmatch-regex
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
wax
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| goglob | fnmatch-regex | wax | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.3.0 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 17KB | 102KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.85.0 |
| 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.
- •wax has the most downloads (1.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wax is depended on by 822 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ goglob has not been updated in over a year.