diff --git a/build/syntax_mapping.rs b/build/syntax_mapping.rs
index c7133be9..b0db01eb 100644
--- a/build/syntax_mapping.rs
+++ b/build/syntax_mapping.rs
@@ -47,13 +47,24 @@ impl ToTokens for MappingTarget {
     }
 }
 
+/// Helper type for deserializing a `Matcher` from either a plain string or a
+/// `{ glob = "...", case_sensitive = true }` struct.
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[serde(untagged)]
+enum RawMatcher {
+    Simple(String),
+    Full {
+        glob: String,
+        case_sensitive: Option<bool>,
+    },
+}
+
 /// Whether a glob pattern should be matched case-sensitively or case-insensitively.
 ///
 /// Mirrors the runtime `Case` type in `src/syntax_mapping.rs`.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Default)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 enum Case {
     Sensitive,
-    #[default]
     Insensitive,
 }
 impl ToTokens for Case {
@@ -66,11 +77,11 @@ impl ToTokens for Case {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Deserialize)]
-#[serde(try_from = "RawMatcher")]
 /// A single matcher.
 ///
 /// Codegen converts this into a `Lazy<Option<GlobMatcher>>`.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(try_from = "RawMatcher")]
 struct Matcher {
     segments: Vec<MatcherSegment>,
     /// Whether the glob pattern should be matched case-sensitively.
@@ -78,7 +89,7 @@ struct Matcher {
     /// Defaults to `Case::Insensitive` for backwards compatibility.
     case: Case,
 }
-/// Parse a matcher.
+/// Parse the glob pattern of a matcher.
 ///
 /// Note that this implementation is rather strict: it will greedily interpret
 /// every valid environment variable replacement as such, then immediately
@@ -92,93 +103,79 @@ struct Matcher {
 ///
 /// Revision history:
 /// - 2024-02-20: allow `{` and `}` (glob brace expansion)
-impl FromStr for Matcher {
-    type Err = anyhow::Error;
-    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
-        use MatcherSegment as Seg;
-        static VAR_REGEX: Lazy<Regex> = Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"\$\{([\w\d_]+)\}").unwrap());
+fn parse_glob(s: &str) -> Result<Vec<MatcherSegment>, anyhow::Error> {
+    use MatcherSegment as Seg;
+    static VAR_REGEX: Lazy<Regex> = Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"\$\{([\w\d_]+)\}").unwrap());
 
-        let mut segments = vec![];
-        let mut text_start = 0;
-        for capture in VAR_REGEX.captures_iter(s) {
-            let match_0 = capture.get(0).unwrap();
+    let mut segments = vec![];
+    let mut text_start = 0;
+    for capture in VAR_REGEX.captures_iter(s) {
+        let match_0 = capture.get(0).unwrap();
 
-            // text before this var
-            let text_end = match_0.start();
-            segments.push(Seg::Text(s[text_start..text_end].into()));
-            text_start = match_0.end();
+        // text before this var
+        let text_end = match_0.start();
+        segments.push(Seg::Text(s[text_start..text_end].into()));
+        text_start = match_0.end();
 
-            // this var
-            segments.push(Seg::Env(capture.get(1).unwrap().as_str().into()));
-        }
-        // possible trailing text
-        segments.push(Seg::Text(s[text_start..].into()));
-
-        // cleanup empty text segments
-        let non_empty_segments = segments
-            .into_iter()
-            .filter(|seg| seg.text().map(|t| !t.is_empty()).unwrap_or(true))
-            .collect_vec();
-
-        // sanity check
-        if non_empty_segments
-            .windows(2)
-            .any(|segs| segs[0].is_text() && segs[1].is_text())
-        {
-            unreachable!("Parsed into consecutive text segments: {non_empty_segments:?}");
-        }
-
-        // guard empty case
-        if non_empty_segments.is_empty() {
-            bail!(r#"Parsed an empty matcher: "{s}""#);
-        }
-
-        // guard variable syntax leftover fragments
-        if non_empty_segments
-            .iter()
-            .filter_map(Seg::text)
-            .any(|t| t.contains('$'))
-        {
-            bail!(r#"Invalid matcher: "{s}""#);
-        }
-
-        Ok(Self {
-            segments: non_empty_segments,
-            case: Case::Insensitive,
-        })
+        // this var
+        segments.push(Seg::Env(capture.get(1).unwrap().as_str().into()));
     }
-}
+    // possible trailing text
+    segments.push(Seg::Text(s[text_start..].into()));
 
-/// Helper type for deserializing a `Matcher` from either a plain string or a
-/// `{ glob = "...", case_sensitive = true }` struct.
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
-#[serde(untagged)]
-enum RawMatcher {
-    Simple(String),
-    Full {
-        glob: String,
-        #[serde(default)]
-        case_sensitive: bool,
-    },
-}
+    // cleanup empty text segments
+    let non_empty_segments = segments
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter(|seg| seg.text().map(|t| !t.is_empty()).unwrap_or(true))
+        .collect_vec();
 
+    // sanity check
+    if non_empty_segments
+        .windows(2)
+        .any(|segs| segs[0].is_text() && segs[1].is_text())
+    {
+        unreachable!("Parsed into consecutive text segments: {non_empty_segments:?}");
+    }
+
+    // guard empty case
+    if non_empty_segments.is_empty() {
+        bail!(r#"Parsed an empty matcher: "{s}""#);
+    }
+
+    // guard variable syntax leftover fragments
+    if non_empty_segments
+        .iter()
+        .filter_map(Seg::text)
+        .any(|t| t.contains('$'))
+    {
+        bail!(r#"Invalid matcher: "{s}""#);
+    }
+
+    Ok(non_empty_segments)
+}
 impl TryFrom<RawMatcher> for Matcher {
     type Error = anyhow::Error;
-
     fn try_from(raw: RawMatcher) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        match raw {
-            RawMatcher::Simple(s) => Matcher::from_str(&s),
+        const DEFAULT_CASE: Case = Case::Insensitive;
+        match &raw {
+            RawMatcher::Simple(s) => {
+                let segments = parse_glob(s)?;
+                Ok(Self {
+                    segments,
+                    case: DEFAULT_CASE,
+                })
+            }
             RawMatcher::Full {
                 glob,
                 case_sensitive,
             } => {
-                let mut matcher = Matcher::from_str(&glob)?;
-                matcher.case = if case_sensitive {
-                    Case::Sensitive
-                } else {
-                    Case::Insensitive
+                let segments = parse_glob(glob)?;
+                let case = match case_sensitive {
+                    None => DEFAULT_CASE,
+                    Some(false) => Case::Insensitive,
+                    Some(true) => Case::Sensitive,
                 };
-                Ok(matcher)
+                Ok(Self { segments, case })
             }
         }
     }