What is this?
Muduo is a multithreaded C++ network library based on the reactor pattern, built for writing high-performance, event-driven servers on Linux.
Muduo is a multithreaded C++ network library based on the reactor pattern, built for writing high-performance, event-driven servers on Linux.Is this a standalone server or a library I build on top of?It's a C++ library you link into your own project; you write your server logic on top of its reactor and event-loop primitives rather than running muduo as a standalone app.
It's a C++ library you link into your own project; you write your server logic on top of its reactor and event-loop primitives rather than running muduo as a standalone app.How do I build it?Install the required packages for your distro, then run ./build.sh from the repo root to compile the library and examples.
Install the required packages for your distro, then run ./build.sh from the repo root to compile the library and examples.What do I need installed first?A Linux box with GCC 4.7+ or Clang 3.5+, plus cmake, make, and Boost (only used for boost::any). On Debian/Ubuntu that's 'g++ cmake make libboost-dev'; on CentOS 'gcc-c++ cmake make boost-devel'.
A Linux box with GCC 4.7+ or Clang 3.5+, plus cmake, make, and Boost (only used for boost::any). On Debian/Ubuntu that's 'g++ cmake make libboost-dev'; on CentOS 'gcc-c++ cmake make boost-devel'.Does this run on any OS, or just Linux?Muduo is Linux-only and needs kernel 2.6.28 or newer; there's no Windows or macOS support since it relies on Linux-specific APIs like epoll.
Muduo is Linux-only and needs kernel 2.6.28 or newer; there's no Windows or macOS support since it relies on Linux-specific APIs like epoll.What is the reactor pattern muduo is built around?A single thread waits on multiple socket events (via epoll) and dispatches callbacks; muduo pairs this with one event loop per thread so multithreaded servers scale across CPU cores without a thread-per-connection model.
A single thread waits on multiple socket events (via epoll) and dispatches callbacks; muduo pairs this with one event loop per thread so multithreaded servers scale across CPU cores without a thread-per-connection model.What distros has it actually been tested on?The README lists Debian 7 and above, Ubuntu 14.04 and above, and CentOS 7 and above as tested platforms.
The README lists Debian 7 and above, Ubuntu 14.04 and above, and CentOS 7 and above as tested platforms.Does the repo include runnable examples?Yes, it ships example servers and clients; building the full set of examples needs extra packages listed in the project's .travis.yml.
Yes, it ships example servers and clients; building the full set of examples needs extra packages listed in the project's .travis.yml.What are similar projects?taskflow, concurrentqueue, swoole-src, libevent, libuv, compio, jemalloc, tokio
taskflow, concurrentqueue, swoole-src, libevent, libuv, compio, jemalloc, tokioWhich topics is it in?concurrent-programming, tcp, event-driven, multithreading, c-plus-plus, cmake, low-level, concurrency, systems-programming, async, high-performance, bsd
concurrent-programming, tcp, event-driven, multithreading, c-plus-plus, cmake, low-level, concurrency, systems-programming, async, high-performance, bsd