clap-digest and similar projects as part of clap-rs organization?

[wookietreiber]

I have just released a project that integrates the RustCrypto digests/hashes with clap in the form of a ValueEnum for easy use in clap CLI definitions. For more information see https://crates.io/crates/clap-digest.

Given the existence of the -flag projects in the clap-rs organization, like clap-verbosity-flag, clap-log-flag, etc., I was wondering if projects like clap-digest could be integrated into the clap-rs organization? What is your opinion on that? Are there guidelines, standards, etc.?

[epage]

Drat, that reminds me why I was keeping these projects out of the clap organization. The existing projects are all being maintained and endorsed by members of WG-CLI.

The question then is at what point should a project be moved over to clap-rs.

• By being within the clap org, it adds an implicit endorsement and sets an expectation of maintainership (in case the WG-CLI members aren't around to do it)
• It can be a slippery slope with any random clap related project wanting to move in.

I know one independent project I've invited mentioned might be able to move over one day is clap-serde. I think an aspect of that is how general / widely useful that project is.

Personally, I feel like clap-digest might be too specialized to take on any implied responsibility.

[wookietreiber]

Personally, I feel like clap-digest might be too specialized to take on any implied responsibility.

Even though I'm willing to maintain clap-digest, I know how priorities can shift, and I do respect the hesitance to take on too many projects. I will also ask the RustCrypto maintainers what they think about including this project in their organization, and I will also add a few lines about my willingness to transfer the project to a greater organization in the README.

For the general situation: do you have a FAQ or similar location where the WG-CLI connection, endorsement, and the line between generally useful / too specialized can be documented?

[epage]

For the general situation: do you have a FAQ or similar location where the WG-CLI connection, endorsement, and the line between generally useful / too specialized can be documented?

Not yet, I had originally been holding off on moving things in, keeping the focus on the maintainers, but I forgot when someone suggested moving them the other day. Still feeling this out.

[wookietreiber]

@epage Are you fine with adding projects like clap-digest to the Related Projects section of the src/lib.rs rustdoc comment or do you want to limit this section to the endorsed projects as well?

[epage]

We don't really have a policy for it at the moment. At first glance, I see two aspects of clap-digest that make me hesitant

• It feels a bit too specialized and if we include every clap integration crate without consideration for its general use the list could be unwieldy, undoing some of the benefit
• It looks a little rough / unpolished

[wookietreiber]

It looks a little rough / unpolished

Can you go into more detail? ... asking to improve my coding style and my projects 😅