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regex

Latest Version: 1.0.0

regex-syntax, a core parser for Rust's regex crate, shows massive adoption with over 887M total downloads.

Owner: rust-lang

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Stars

3.9k

GitHub star count

Last Release

7 years ago

1.0.0

Contributors

100

N/A

Health Score

N/A

N/A

Key Features

  • automata

  • automaton

  • dfa

  • nfa

  • regex

Tech Stack

Rust
auto-discovered
crates
rust

About

regex-syntax, a core parser for Rust's regex crate, shows massive adoption with over 887M total downloads.

regex-syntax is auto-discovered from crates.io download signals and mapped to rust-lang/regex. Recent downloads: 123127111. Total downloads: 887146784. Latest crates.io update observed at 2026-02-03T13:48:04.031Z. Discovered at 2026-02-23T08:35:26.821Z. Metadata is enriched asynchronously by the refresh pipeline.

Analyst Note

regex-syntax, a core parser for Rust's regex crate, shows massive adoption with over 887M total downloads.

Best For

  • Technical stack evaluation for engineering teams
  • Dependency governance and upgrade planning in production systems
  • Track delivery cadence and release quality from rust-lang
  • automata

Not Ideal For

  • Security posture signals are mixed; run additional security review before broad adoption

Typical Use Cases

Technical stack evaluation for engineering teamsDependency governance and upgrade planning in production systemsTrack delivery cadence and release quality from rust-lang

Decision Snapshot

  • Product type: Open Source
  • Primary language: Rust
  • Pricing model: Free
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Last Release: 5/1/2018
Data Basis
  • Last Sync: Feb 23, 2026, 08:37 AM
  • Metrics Updated: Feb 23, 2026, 08:37 AM
  • Completeness: 100%
  • Last Verified: Feb 23, 2026, 08:37 AM

Data Status

Stale
Last SyncFeb 23, 2026, 08:37 AM
Metrics UpdatedFeb 23, 2026, 08:37 AM
Completeness100%
Last VerifiedFeb 23, 2026, 08:37 AM

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong community adoption.
  • Broad maintainer participation.
  • Active maintenance cadence.

Cons

  • -Security posture signals are mixed; run additional security review before broad adoption

All Metrics

Adoption

4/4
Stars3.9k
Forks492
Open Issues55
Contributors100

Health

0/4
Health ScorePending
Trend ScorePending
Activity ScorePending
Reliability ScorePending

Core

3/5
Latest Version1.0.0
Last Release5/1/2018
Last Commit2/3/2026
StatusPending
Activity LevelPending

Security

0/1
Security ScorePending