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uWebSockets
µWS is one of the most lightweight, efficient & scalable WebSocket & HTTP server implementations available. [Zlib] -
POCO
C++ class libraries and frameworks for building network- and internet-based applications that run on desktop, server, mobile and embedded systems. [Boost] website -
libwebsockets
Libwebsockets is a lightweight pure C library built to use minimal CPU and memory resources, and provide fast throughput in both directions as client or server -
cpr
A modern C++ HTTP requests library with a simple but powerful interface. Modeled after the Python Requests module. [MIT] website -
Simple-Web-Server
A very simple, fast, multithreaded, platform independent HTTP and HTTPS server and client library implemented using C++11 and Boost.Asio. Created to be an easy way to make REST resources available from C++ applications. -
wdt
An embeddedable library (and command line tool) aiming to transfer data between 2 systems as fast as possible over multiple TCP paths. [BSD-3-Clause] -
Simple-WebSocket-Server
A very simple, fast, multithreaded, platform independent WebSocket (WS) and WebSocket Secure (WSS) server and client library implemented using C++11, Boost.Asio and OpenSSL. Created to be an easy way to make WebSocket endpoints in C++. -
nope.c
A C language-based ultra-light software platform for scalable server-side and networking applications. Think node.js for C programmers. [GPL2] -
NetIF
Header-only C++14 library for getting network addresses associated with network interface without name lookups on Windows, macOS, Linux, and FreeBSD
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README
Restbed is a comprehensive and consistent programming model for building applications that require seamless and secure communication over HTTP, with the ability to model a range of business processes, designed to target mobile, tablet, desktop and embedded production environments.
It's akin to embedding NGINX into your companies own product line. -- Solutions Architect, Bellrock Technology
Features
Feature | Description |
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WebSockets | Full-duplex communication channels over a single TCP connection. |
Server-Sent Events | Server-Sent Events enables efficient server-to-client streaming of text-based event data—e.g., real-time notifications or updates generated on the server. |
Comet | Long polling model to allow long-held HTTP requests for pushing data from the server to client. |
SSL/TLS | Secure over the wire communication allowing you to transmit private data online. |
Session Management | Create custom HTTP session persistence and management logic. |
HTTP Pipelining | A technique allowing multiple HTTP requests to be sent on a single TCP connection without waiting for the corresponding responses. |
Path Parameters | Annotate URIs with custom path parameters such as resource keys, revisions, etc... |
Query Parameters | Automated query parameter parsing. |
Header Filters | Filter incoming HTTP requests by headers. |
Logging | Customise how and where log entries are created. |
Multi-Path Resources | Give a resource multiple paths for improved readability. |
Customisable Methods | Add your own custom HTTP methods. |
Compression | Adaptability to address any form of compression GZip, Deflate, etc... |
Encoding | Adaptability to address any form of encoding UTF-32, ASCII, etc... |
Rules Engine | Reduce complexity by processing incoming requests with readable units of code. |
HTTP/HTTPS | Built in client capabilities with optional SSL peer certificate verification. Deprecated |
IPv4/IPv6 | Internet Protocol Version 4/6 Network Support. |
Architecture | Asynchronous single or multi-threaded architecture, capable of addressing the C10K problem. |
Converters | Built-in Path, Query, and Header conversions for primary data-types. |
Authentication | Separate Service and/or Resource level authentication. |
Error Handling | Separate Service and/or Resource level error handling. |
Address Binding | Bind HTTP and/or HTTPS services to separate IP addresses. |
Signal Handling | Capture OS generated process signals. |
Documentation | High-quality documentation covering the architecture and API. |
Compliance | Flexibility to address HTTP 1.0/1.1+ compliance. |
Mature | Secure, Stable, and extensively tested since 2013. |
Community | Active, vibrant and energetic open source community. |
Support | Commercial support is available from Corvusoft. |
Example
#include <memory>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <restbed>
using namespace std;
using namespace restbed;
void post_method_handler( const shared_ptr< Session > session )
{
const auto request = session->get_request( );
int content_length = request->get_header( "Content-Length", 0 );
session->fetch( content_length, [ ]( const shared_ptr< Session > session, const Bytes & body )
{
fprintf( stdout, "%.*s\n", ( int ) body.size( ), body.data( ) );
session->close( OK, "Hello, World!", { { "Content-Length", "13" } } );
} );
}
int main( const int, const char** )
{
auto resource = make_shared< Resource >( );
resource->set_path( "/resource" );
resource->set_method_handler( "POST", post_method_handler );
auto settings = make_shared< Settings >( );
settings->set_port( 1984 );
settings->set_default_header( "Connection", "close" );
Service service;
service.publish( resource );
service.start( settings );
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
More in-depth examples can be found here. To see Restbed used in anger, please visit Corvusoft's RestQ project.
License
© 2013-2020 Corvusoft Limited, United Kingdom. All rights reserved.
The Restbed framework is dual licensed; See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for full details.
Support
Please contact [email protected], for support and licensing options including bespoke software development, testing, design consultation, training, mentoring and code review.
Please submit all enhancements, proposals, and defects via the issue tracker; Alternatively ask a question on StackOverflow tagged #restbed.
Build
git clone --recursive https://github.com/corvusoft/restbed.git
mkdir restbed/build
cd restbed/build
cmake [-DBUILD_SSL=NO] [-DBUILD_TESTS=NO] ..
make install
make test
You will now find all required components installed in the distribution sub-folder.
Building with external libraries
If you wish to build with external libraries (OpenSSL, ASIO).
git clone https://github.com/corvusoft/restbed.git
mkdir restbed/build
cd restbed/build
cmake [-DBUILD_SSL=NO] [-DBUILD_TESTS=NO] ..
make install
make test
Windows Build Instructions
For Microsoft Visual Studio instructions please see feature #17.
Documentation
This codebase is intended to be as self documenting as possible. We have supplied many examples and test suites to help aid developers.
You can locate the latest design and API documentation here.
Minimum Requirements
Resource | Requirement |
---|---|
Compiler | C++14 compliant or above |
OS | BSD, Linux, Mac OSX, Windows, Raspbian |
Road Map
Milestone | Feature | Status |
---|---|---|
0.0 | Asynchronous HTTP Service | complete |
1.0 | HTTP 1.0 Compliance | complete |
2.0 | HTTP 1.1 Compliance | complete |
2.5 | Secure Socket Layer | complete |
2.5 | Simultaneous Network Ports (HTTP/HTTPS) | complete |
3.0 | Rules Engine | complete |
3.5 | Schedule Tasks on Service run-loop | complete |
3.5 | Multi-Threaded service capability | complete |
3.5 | Bind Service to specific Address | complete |
3.5 | Session Management | complete |
4.0 | HTTP Client | complete |
4.0 | Signal Handling | complete |
4.5 | API Documentation | complete |
4.5 | Web Sockets | complete |
5.0 | Client-side SSL certificates | development |
5.0 | Resource Caching | development |
5.0 | Runtime Modifications | development |
5.0 | HTTP 2 compliance | development |
5.0 | Refactor, Reduce, Reuse | pending |
Contact
Method | Description |
---|---|
Tweet us your questions & feature requests. | |
[email protected] | Support related queries. |
[email protected] | Sale related queries. |
*Note that all licence references and agreements mentioned in the Restbed README section above
are relevant to that project's source code only.