glob
v0.3.3 GrowingSupport for matching file paths against Unix shell style patterns.
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (41.3K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (3 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (23KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
28.3M downloads in the last 30 days (944.6K/day), up 21% from the previous period.
41.3K 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.
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