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TeXitoi/structopt

Parse command line arguments by defining a struct. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/TeXitoi/structopt · Rust · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

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: 3499
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 969
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2725 stars · 150 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Rust library that parses command line arguments by defining a struct, combining clap with a custom derive macro. It is now in maintenance mode since its features were integrated into clap v3.

Use cases

  • parse command line arguments in rust
  • define cli options with structs
  • generate help messages from doc comments
  • build rust cli tools with typed arguments
  • migrate from docopt-style parsing to derive-based cli

When to choose

  • maintaining an existing rust project already using structopt
  • working on a rust codebase pinned to clap v2 that needs derive-based argument parsing

When to avoid

  • starting a new rust cli project - use clap v3/v4 derive instead
  • needing features not present in structopt since no new features will be added

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

cli parser developer-tools developer-tools parsers rust cli cross-platform clap derive-macro argument-parsing rust command-line

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
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