ibrowse
A feature-rich, RFC-compliant HTTP client for Erlang with connection pooling, pipelining, and SSL support.
What is ibrowse?
ibrowse is an HTTP client library written in Erlang that provides comprehensive HTTP protocol support for building network applications. It handles synchronous and asynchronous requests, connection pooling, pipelining, and secure communications with SSL. The library solves the problem of reliable HTTP communication within Erlang's concurrent ecosystem.
Erlang developers building distributed systems, web services, or applications that require robust HTTP client functionality. It's particularly useful for those needing connection management, proxy support, or asynchronous request handling.
Developers choose ibrowse because it offers a complete, RFC-compliant HTTP implementation specifically designed for Erlang's concurrency model, with features like connection pooling and pipelining that are essential for high-performance applications.
Overview
Erlang HTTP client
Use Cases
Best For
- Building Erlang applications that communicate with REST APIs
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