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clap_usage

v2.0.3 Growing

Library for working with usage specs

MIT Edition 2021

Quick Verdict

  • Not updated for 1+ year
  • Stable API (2.x for 2+ years)
  • Trusted by 179 crates
  • Tiny footprint (12KB, 3 deps)
  • Permissive license (MIT)

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Downloads
18.1K
Dependents
179
Releases
4
Size
12KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

3.0K downloads in the last 30 days (100/day), up 20% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

179 crates depend on clap_usage. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

Stable for 2+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 2 years with 4 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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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 11KB, clap_usage is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include usage-cli, hk, pitchfork-cli, usage_example_rust_clap, cuc-cli. When high-quality crates choose clap_usage, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 5/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 19/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 7/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 5/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 13/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads · last 90 days
85/day avg+38%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v2.0.3
75%
v0.1.0
10%
v1.0.0
8%
v0.2.0
8%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
179
crates depend on clap_usage