What is SocketWeaver?
SocketWeaver is an open-source platform for building scalable, high-performance networking applications. It is designed to handle thousands or even millions of simultaneous connections efficiently.
Some key features of SocketWeaver include:
- Simple API for TCP and WebSocket connections
- Automatic connection pooling and resource management
- Support for secure TLS connections
- Pluggable architecture for custom protocols and authentication
- Built-in request routing and load balancing
- Options for stand-alone or cloud-based deployment
SocketWeaver handles most of the complex low-level networking code internally, freeing developers to focus on the application logic. It can achieve significantly higher throughput and lower latency compared to building directly on top of raw sockets.
The platform is written in C++ for maximum performance. Bindings are available for using the SocketWeaver API from Node.js, Python and other languages. It can be deployed on Linux or inside Docker containers.
Overall, SocketWeaver simplifies and accelerates building real-time applications such as messaging systems, streaming data pipelines, IoT solutions, and multiplayer games.