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wildmatch

v2.6.1 Stable

Simple string matching with single- and multi-character wildcard operator.

MIT Edition 2018
Algorithms #matching#globbing#questionmark#star#string-matching

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Stable API (2.x for 6+ years)
  • โœ“Massive adoption (1.1K crates depend on it)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
12.8M
Dependents
1.1K
Releases
27
Size
13KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

1.1M downloads in the last 30 days (38.1K/day), up 33% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

1.1K crates depend on wildmatch. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Single maintainer risk

wildmatch has only 1 owner despite 1.1K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern โ€” consider the implications for long-term support.

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Stable for 6+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 6 years with 27 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Compact crate

At 12KB, wildmatch is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include wildcard, poem, ruma-common, ruma-events, topgrade. When high-quality crates choose wildmatch, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 12/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 20/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 13/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 9/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
27K/day avg+121%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v2.4.0
33%
v1.1.0
24%
v2.1.1
18%
v2.6.1
17%
v2.1.0
9%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
7
direct dependencies
Dependents
1.1K
crates depend on wildmatch

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