fancy-regex
v0.18.0 GrowingAn implementation of regexes, supporting a relatively rich set of features, including backreferences and look-around. Aims to be compatible with Oniguruma syntax when the relevant flag is set.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 32d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (5.5K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (4 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
12.5M downloads in the last 30 days (415.7K/day), up 25% from the previous period.
5.5K crates depend on fancy-regex. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 56 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 9+ years old, fancy-regex hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Notable dependents include jsonschema, valico, tokenizers, syntect, newline-converter. When high-quality crates choose fancy-regex, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["unicode", "perf", "std", "variable-lookbehinds"]
