Decision Workspace
nym vs fnmatch-regex vs wax
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
nym
growingv0.1.0
Manipulate files en masse using patterns.
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
| nym | fnmatch-regex | wax | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 61 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 4.1K | 128.2K | 1.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 23 | 10.4K | 164.7K |
| Dependents | 1 | 20 | 822 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 1774d ago | 36d ago | 57d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 4y 9m | 4y 7m |
Health Breakdown
nym
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
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
| nym | fnmatch-regex | wax | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.3.0 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 7 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 17KB | 102KB |
| Features | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 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.
- •⚠ nym has not been updated in over a year.