glob

33.6M downloads in the last 30 days (1.1M/day), up 16% from the previous period.

49.0K crates depend on glob — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.

The primary maintainer publishes 59 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

Despite being 11+ years old, glob hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

At 22KB, glob is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include serde_with, serde_with_macros, clang-sys, globset, png. When high-quality crates choose glob, it's a strong quality signal.