Turbo is a framework built for LuaJIT 2 to simplify the task of building fast and scalable network applications.
It uses a event-driven, non-blocking, no thread design to deliver excellent performance and minimal footprint to high-load applications while also providing excellent support for embedded uses.
Turbo is free and open source software.
The toolkit can be used for HTTP REST API’s, traditional dynamic web pages through templating, open connections like WebSockets, or just as high level building blocks for native speed network applications.
First and foremost the framework is aimed at the HTTP(S) protocol. This means web developers and HTTP API developers are the first class citizens. But the framework contains generic nuts and bolts such as; a I/O loop, IO Stream classes, customizeable TCP (with SSL) server classes giving it value for everyone doing any kind of high performance network application. It will also speak directly to your exising C libraries, and happily also create native C struct’s for the ultimate memory and CPU performance.
Features include:
- Simple and intuitive API (much like Tornado).
- Low-level operations is possible.
- Implemented in straight Lua and LuaJIT FFI on Linux, so the user can study and modify inner workings without too much effort. The Windows implementation uses some Lua modules to make compatibility possible.
- Good documentation.
- Event driven, asynchronous and threadless design.
- Small footprint.
- SSL support (requires OpenSSL or LuaSec module for Windows).
Website: turbo.readthedocs.io
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: John Abrahamsen
License: Apache License 2.0
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