aws-c-mqtt
brew install aws-c-mqtt
v0.16.0
Apache-2.0
C99 shared library implementing MQTT 3.1.1 and MQTT 5 specifications for publish-subscribe messaging.
Why you might care
Build dependency for AWS SDK and IoT applications needing efficient MQTT client support in C. Part of the AWS C SDK ecosystem with tight integration to aws-c-http and aws-c-io for async networking and connection handling.
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Runtime dependencies
Build dependencies
GitHub topics
hacktoberfest
mqtt
Links
- https://github.com/awslabs/aws-c-mqtt
- GitHub: awslabs/aws-c-mqtt
- Brew formula source: Formula/a/aws-c-mqtt.rb
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