isaacs/minimatch
a glob matcher in javascript observed · 2026-10-17
Health v2 · maintenance only
71/100
- Activity 86
- 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 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5576
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 85
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3525 stars · 389 forks observed · 2026-10-17
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
- readme: https://github.com/isaacs/minimatch · fetched 2026-10-17 · e2e4383c8a76
- homepage: http://isaacs.github.io/minimatch/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 604a4ca687ad
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch · fetched 2026-08-29 · f35f09918219
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| isaacs/minimatch | main | 71 |
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