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clap_derive

v4.6.0 Stable

Parse command line argument by defining a struct, derive crate.

MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2024 MSRV 1.85

Quick Verdict

  • Actively maintained (updated 15d ago)
  • Stable API (4.x for 5+ years)
  • Massive adoption (3.1K crates depend on it)
  • Team maintained (2 owners)
  • Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
445.8M
Dependents
3.1K
Releases
89
Size
33KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

37.6M downloads in the last 30 days (1.3M/day), up 16% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

3.1K crates depend on clap_derive. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Team maintained

This crate is maintained by a team (2 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.

Stable for 5+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 5 years with 89 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Compact crate

At 33KB, clap_derive is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include clap, wasmer-cache, substrate-txtesttool, pks, mit-build-tools. When high-quality crates choose clap_derive, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 18/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 21/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 20/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads · last 90 days
1.0M/day avg+60%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v4.5.49
26%
v3.2.25
20%
v4.5.32
19%
v4.5.18
19%
v4.4.7
15%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

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Maintainers

Dependencies
6
direct dependencies
Dependents
3.1K
crates depend on clap_derive

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