cargo-deps

Cargo subcommand for building dependency graphs of Rust projects.

This project is an improvement on the unmaintained and buggy cargo-graph.

Installing

cargo-deps can be installed with cargo install:

cargo install cargo-deps

Instructions

First, make sure you have graphviz installed.

Next, just cd into the Rust project directory you want to graph and run:

cargo deps | dot -Tpng >| graph.png

That's it! graph.png will contain the graph (you can change its name, of course!)

Dependency Kinds

The default behavior is to exclude optional, dev, and build dependencies. To see all dependencies, pass --all-deps:

cargo deps --all-deps | dot -Tpng >| graph.png

Dependencies are colored depending on their kind:

• Black: regular dependency
• Purple: build dependency
• Blue: dev dependency
• Red: optional dependency

A dependency can be of more than one kind. In such cases, it is colored with the following priority:

Regular -> Build -> Dev -> Optional

For example, if a dependency is both a build and a dev dependency, then it will be colored as a build dependency. If, however, you pass the --dev-deps option instead of --all-deps, the dependency will be colored as a dev dependency (as the build-dependency graph will not be shown).

Filtering

Some Rust projects have really big dependency trees and maybe you just want to display certain dependencies, like the ones in the same workspace. Fortunately, cargo-deps provides the --filter option for this use case. Unfortunately, you have to explicitly list all the dependencies you want to keep, and cargo-deps doesn't detect workspaces just yet.

Subgraphs

You can visually group a set of dependencies by using the --subgraph command.

Examples

Tokei -- graph

This was generated using the command:

cargo deps -I --all-deps --no-regular-deps | dot -Tpng >| tokei.png

SAFE Client Libs -- graph

This was generated using the following whopper of a command to display only MaidSafe dependencies:

cargo deps --all-deps --include-orphans --subgraph safe_app safe_app_jni safe_authenticator safe_authenticator_jni safe_core --subgraph-name "SAFE Client Libs" --filter accumulator config_file_handler crust ffi_utils fake_clock lru_time_cache maidsafe_utilities parsec resource_proof routing rust_sodium safe_app safe_app_jni safe_authenticator safe_authenticator_jni safe_bindgen safe_core safe_crypto safe_vault secure_serialisation self_encryption system_uri tokio_utp --manifest-path safe_app/Cargo.toml | dot -Tpng -Nfontname=Iosevka -Gfontname=Iosevka >| safe-client-libs.png

More info

Run cargo deps -h to see all available options.

License

cargo-deps is released under the terms of the MIT license. See the LICENSE-MIT file for the details.

Dependencies