# crabrl 🦀 [![Crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/crabrl.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/crabrl) [![CI Status](https://github.com/stefanoamorelli/crabrl/workflows/CI/badge.svg)](https://github.com/stefanoamorelli/crabrl/actions) [![License: AGPL v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-AGPL%20v3-blue.svg)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0) [![Rust Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/rust-1.75%2B-orange.svg)](https://www.rust-lang.org) [![Downloads](https://img.shields.io/crates/d/crabrl.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/crabrl) [![docs.rs](https://docs.rs/crabrl/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/crabrl) ![crabrl Performance](benchmarks/header.png) Lightning-fast XBRL parser that's **50-150x faster** than traditional parsers, built for speed and accuracy when processing [SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/edgar) filings. ## Performance ![Performance Benchmarks](benchmarks/performance_charts.png) ### Speed Comparison ![Speed Comparison](benchmarks/speed_comparison_clean.png) **Key Performance Metrics:** - **50-150x faster** than traditional XBRL parsers - **140,000+ facts/second** throughput - **< 50MB memory** for 100K facts - **Linear scaling** with file size ## Technical Architecture crabrl is built on Rust's zero-cost abstractions and modern parsing techniques. While established parsers like [Arelle](https://arelle.org/) provide comprehensive XBRL specification support and extensive validation capabilities, crabrl focuses on high-performance parsing for scenarios where speed is critical. ### Implementation Details | Optimization | Impact | Technology | |-------------|---------|------------| | **Zero-copy parsing** | -90% memory allocs | [`quick-xml`](https://github.com/tafia/quick-xml) with string slicing | | **No garbage collection** | Predictable latency | Rust's ownership model | | **Faster hashmaps** | 2x lookup speed | [`ahash`](https://github.com/tkaitchuck/aHash) instead of default hasher | | **Compact strings** | -50% memory for small strings | [`compact_str`](https://github.com/ParkMyCar/compact_str) | | **Parallelization** | 4-8x on multicore | [`rayon`](https://github.com/rayon-rs/rayon) work-stealing | | **Memory mapping** | Zero-copy file I/O | [`memmap2`](https://github.com/RazrFalcon/memmap2-rs) | | **Better allocator** | -25% allocation time | [`mimalloc`](https://github.com/microsoft/mimalloc) | **Benchmark results:** 100,000 XBRL facts parsed in 56ms (crabrl) vs 2,672ms (Arelle) on identical hardware. ## XBRL Support Status | Feature | Description | Status | |---------|-------------|---------| | **XBRL 2.1 Instance** | Parse facts, contexts, units from `.xml` files | ✅ Stable | | **SEC Validation** | EDGAR-specific rules and checks | ✅ Stable | | **Calculation Linkbase** | Validate arithmetic relationships | ✅ Stable | | **Presentation Linkbase** | Extract display hierarchy | 🚧 Beta | | **Label Linkbase** | Human-readable concept names | 🚧 Beta | | **Definition Linkbase** | Dimensional relationships | 📋 Planned | | **Formula Linkbase** | Business rules validation | 📋 Planned | | **Inline XBRL (iXBRL)** | HTML-embedded XBRL | 📋 Planned | ## Installation ### From crates.io ```bash cargo install crabrl ``` ### From Source ```bash git clone https://github.com/stefanoamorelli/crabrl cd crabrl cargo build --release --features cli ``` ### As Library Dependency ```toml [dependencies] crabrl = "0.1.0" ``` ## Usage ### CLI ```bash # Parse and display summary crabrl parse filing.xml # Parse with statistics (timing and throughput) crabrl parse filing.xml --stats # Validate with generic rules crabrl validate filing.xml # Validate with SEC EDGAR rules crabrl validate filing.xml --profile sec-edgar # Validate with strict mode (warnings as errors) crabrl validate filing.xml --strict # Benchmark performance crabrl bench filing.xml --iterations 100 ``` ### Library #### Basic Usage ```rust use crabrl::Parser; // Parse XBRL document let parser = Parser::new(); let doc = parser.parse_file("filing.xml")?; // Access parsed data println!("Facts: {}", doc.facts.len()); println!("Contexts: {}", doc.contexts.len()); println!("Units: {}", doc.units.len()); ``` #### Parse from Different Sources ```rust // From file path let doc = parser.parse_file("filing.xml")?; // From bytes let xml_bytes = std::fs::read("filing.xml")?; let doc = parser.parse_bytes(&xml_bytes)?; ``` #### Validation ```rust use crabrl::{Parser, Validator}; let parser = Parser::new(); let doc = parser.parse_file("filing.xml")?; // Generic validation let validator = Validator::new(); let result = validator.validate(&doc)?; if result.is_valid { println!("Document is valid!"); } else { for error in &result.errors { eprintln!("Error: {}", error); } } // SEC EDGAR validation (stricter rules) let sec_validator = Validator::sec_edgar(); let sec_result = sec_validator.validate(&doc)?; ``` ## Performance Measurements Performance comparison with [Arelle](https://arelle.org/) v2.17.4 (Python-based XBRL processor with full specification support): ### Synthetic Dataset Benchmarks | File Size | Facts | crabrl | Arelle | Ratio | |-----------|------:|-------:|-------:|------:| | Tiny | 10 | 1.1 ms | 164 ms | 150x | | Small | 100 | 1.4 ms | 168 ms | 119x | | Medium | 1K | 1.7 ms | 184 ms | 108x | | Large | 10K | 6.1 ms | 351 ms | 58x | | Huge | 100K | 57 ms | 2,672 ms | 47x | ### SEC Filing Parse Times | Company | Filing Type | File Size | Facts | Parse Time | Throughput | |---------|-------------|-----------|-------|------------|------------| | Apple | [10-K 2023](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000032019323000106/aapl-20230930_htm.xml) | 1.4 MB | 1,075 | 2.1 ms | 516K facts/sec | | Microsoft | [10-Q 2023](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000095017023064280/msft-20230930_htm.xml) | 2.8 MB | 2,341 | 4.3 ms | 544K facts/sec | | Tesla | [10-K 2023](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000162828024002390/tsla-20231231_htm.xml) | 3.1 MB | 3,122 | 5.8 ms | 538K facts/sec | ### Run Your Own Benchmarks ```bash # Quick benchmark with Criterion cargo bench # Compare against Arelle cd benchmarks && python compare_performance.py # Test on real SEC filings python scripts/download_fixtures.py # Download Apple, MSFT, Tesla, etc. cargo run --release --bin crabrl -- bench fixtures/apple/aapl-20230930_htm.xml ``` ## Resources & Links ### XBRL Standards - [XBRL International](https://www.xbrl.org/) - Official XBRL specifications - [XBRL 2.1 Specification](https://www.xbrl.org/Specification/XBRL-2.1/REC-2003-12-31/XBRL-2.1-REC-2003-12-31+corrected-errata-2013-02-20.html) - Core standard we implement - [SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch) - Search real company filings - [EDGAR Filer Manual](https://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/forms/edgform.pdf) - SEC filing requirements ### Dependencies We Use | Crate | Purpose | Why We Chose It | |-------|---------|-----------------| | [`quick-xml`](https://github.com/tafia/quick-xml) | XML parsing | Zero-copy, fastest XML parser in Rust | | [`ahash`](https://github.com/tkaitchuck/aHash) | HashMap hashing | 2x faster than default hasher | | [`compact_str`](https://github.com/ParkMyCar/compact_str) | String storage | Small string optimization | | [`rayon`](https://github.com/rayon-rs/rayon) | Parallelization | Work-stealing for automatic load balancing | | [`mimalloc`](https://github.com/microsoft/mimalloc) | Memory allocator | Microsoft's high-performance allocator | | [`criterion`](https://github.com/bheisler/criterion.rs) | Benchmarking | Statistical benchmarking with graphs | ### Alternative XBRL Parsers - [Arelle](https://arelle.org/) - Complete XBRL processor with validation, formulas, and rendering (Python) - [python-xbrl](https://github.com/manusimidt/py-xbrl) - Lightweight Python parser - [xbrl-parser](https://www.npmjs.com/package/xbrl-parser) - JavaScript/Node.js - [XBRL4j](https://github.com/br-data/xbrl-parser) - Java implementation ## License ⚖️ This open-source project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0). This means: - You can use, modify, and distribute this software - If you modify and distribute it, you must release your changes under AGPL-3.0 - If you run a modified version on a server, you must provide the source code to users - See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for full details For commercial licensing options or other licensing inquiries, please contact stefano@amorelli.tech. © 2025 Stefano Amorelli – Released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0. Enjoy! 🎉