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isaacs/minimatch

a glob matcher in javascript observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/isaacs/minimatch · homepage · JavaScript · BlueOak-1.0.0 (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

75/100

  • Activity 94
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5527
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 37
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3518 stars · 383 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A minimal JavaScript glob matching library that converts bash-style glob expressions into RegExp objects. It is the matching library used internally by npm and supports brace expansion, extended glob matching, globstar patterns, and POSIX character classes.

Use cases

  • match file paths against glob patterns in node
  • implement .gitignore-style file filtering
  • check if a filename matches *.foo
  • globstar ** recursive path matching in javascript
  • brace expansion pattern matching
  • posix character class matching with unicode support

When to choose

  • you need battle-tested bash-compatible glob matching in JavaScript
  • you want the same matcher npm uses internally
  • you need POSIX character classes with full Unicode support

When to avoid

  • you will pass untrusted user input as glob patterns (ReDoS risk)
  • you need Windows backslash path separators in patterns
  • you need collating symbol matching like [[.ch.]]

Facets

library · maturity stable

parser developer-tools developer-tools files web-development cross-platform glob-matching pattern-matching regex npm file-matching nodejs javascript

3 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
isaacs/minimatchmain75

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