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argp

v0.4.1 Growing

Derive-based argument parser optimized for code size

BSD-3-Clause Edition 2021 MSRV 1.70.0
#cli#arguments#derive#args

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 51d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (33KB, 3 deps)

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Downloads
75.1K
Dependents
40
Releases
5
Size
33KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

5.3K downloads in the last 30 days (178/day), up 17% from the previous period.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 3+ years old, argp hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 32KB, argp is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include nodtool, imge, proc-debug, reflicate, pinfish. When high-quality crates choose argp, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 14/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 17/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 7/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 6/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
127/day avg+13%
02004006004/265/146/16/197/77/24

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.3.0
46%
v0.4.0
43%
v0.4.1
6%
v0.1.0
3%
v0.2.0
2%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["term_size"]

term_size*

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Maintainers

Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
40
crates depend on argp

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