aws-c-io

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "## AWS-C-IO\n\nThis is a module for the AWS SDK for C. It handles all IO and TLS work for application protocols.\n\naws-c-io is an event driven framework for implementing application protocols. It is built on top of\ncross-platform abstractions that allow you as a developer to think only about the state machine and API\nfor your protocols. A typical use-case would be to write something like Http on top of asynchronous-io\nwith TLS already baked in. All of the platform and security concerns are already handled for you.\n\nIt is designed to be light-weight, fast, portable, and flexible for multiple domain use-cases such as:\nembedded, server, client, and mobile.\n\n## License\n\nThis library is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.\n\n## Usage\n\n### Building\n\nCMake 3.9+ is required to build.\n\n`\u003cinstall-path\u003e` must be an absolute path in the following instructions.\n\n#### Linux-Only Dependencies\n\nIf you are building on Linux, you will need to build aws-lc and s2n-tls first.\n\n```\ngit clone git@github.com:awslabs/aws-lc.git\ncmake -S aws-lc -B aws-lc/build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=\u003cinstall-path\u003e\ncmake --build aws-lc/build --target install\n\ngit clone git@github.com:aws/s2n-tls.git\ncmake -S s2n-tls -B s2n-tls/build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=\u003cinstall-path\u003e -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=\u003cinstall-path\u003e\ncmake --build s2n-tls/build --target install\n```\n\n#### Building aws-c-io and Remaining Dependencies\n\n```\ngit clone git@github.com:awslabs/aws-c-common.git\ncmake -S aws-c-common -B aws-c-common/build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=\u003cinstall-path\u003e\ncmake --build aws-c-common/build --target install\n\ngit clone git@github.com:awslabs/aws-c-cal.git\ncmake -S aws-c-cal -B aws-c-cal/build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=\u003cinstall-path\u003e -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=\u003cinstall-path\u003e\ncmake --build aws-c-cal/build --target install\n\ngit clone git@github.com:awslabs/aws-c-io.git\ncmake -S aws-c-io -B aws-c-io/build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=\u003cinstall-path\u003e -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=\u003cinstall-path\u003e\ncmake --build aws-c-io/build --target install\n```\n\n### Usage Patterns\n",
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  "why_use_this": "This is a foundational build dependency for AWS SDK for C and other AWS C libraries, not a standalone CLI tool. It abstracts cross-platform networking, async I/O, and TLS so protocol implementations (HTTP, etc.) don\u0027t repeat this work. Use it if you\u0027re building C applications that need high-performance, lightweight I/O with built-in cryptographic transport security."
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