ignore-files
v3.0.5 StableFind, parse, and interpret ignore files
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (3.x for 3+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 163 crates
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
48.8K downloads in the last 30 days (1.6K/day), up 19% from the previous period.
163 crates depend on ignore-files. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 66 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 3 years with 15 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 21KB, ignore-files is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include watchexec-filterer-ignore, watchexec-cli, watchexec-filterer-globset, cargo-lambda-watch, toml-bombadil. When high-quality crates choose ignore-files, it's a strong quality signal.
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