wangle

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "[![Travis Build Status](https://api.travis-ci.com/facebook/wangle.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.com/facebook/wangle)\n[![CI Status](https://github.com/facebook/wangle/workflows/CI/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/facebook/wangle/actions?workflow=CI)\n\u003csection class=\"dex_guide\"\u003e\u003ch1 class=\"dex_title\"\u003eWangle\u003c/h1\u003e\u003csection class=\"dex_document\"\u003e\u003ch1\u003e\u003c/h1\u003e\u003cp class=\"dex_introduction\"\u003eC++ networking library\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWangle is a library that makes it easy to build protocols, application clients, and application servers.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt\u0026#039;s like Netty + Finagle smooshed together, but in C++\u003c/p\u003e\n\n## Building and Installing\n\nThe main dependencies are:\n* The folly library from https://github.com/facebook/folly\n* The fizz library from https://github.com/facebookincubator/fizz\n* CMake\n* OpenSSL, at least version 1.0.2+, preferably with TLS extension support.\n\nOnce folly is installed, run the following inside the wangle directory to build, test, and install wangle:\n```\ncmake .\nmake\nctest\nsudo make install\n```\n\n## Tutorial\n\nThere is a tutorial [here](tutorial.md) that explains the basics of Wangle and shows how to build an echo server/client.\n\n## Examples\n\nSee the examples/ directory for some example Wangle servers and clients\n\n## License\nWangle is Apache 2.0-licensed.\n\n## Contributing\nSee the CONTRIBUTING file for how to help out.\n\n## Documentation\n\n\u003cp\u003eWangle interfaces are asynchronous.  Interfaces are currently based on \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/facebook/folly/tree/master/folly/futures\"\u003eFutures\u003c/a\u003e, but we\u0026#039;re also exploring how to support fibers\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"client-server-abstractio\"\u003eClient / Server abstraction \u003ca href=\"#client-server-abstractio\" class=\"headerLink\"\u003e#\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou\u0026#039;re probably familiar with Java\u0026#039;s Netty, or Python\u0026#039;s twisted, or similar libraries.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is built on top of folly/async/io, so it\u0026#039;s one level up the stack from that (or similar abstractions like boost::asio)\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eServerBootstrap - easily manage creation o",
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  "why_use_this": "Wangle provides async-first, composable patterns for network I/O similar to Netty and Finagle but in C++. It\u0027s primarily a build/link dependency for C++ projects needing robust client/server infrastructure, protocol handling, and connection management built on folly and fizz."
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