A Scala Native HTTP server library built on NGINX Unit for high-performance, reliable web applications.
SNUnit is a Scala Native HTTP server library built on NGINX Unit, allowing developers to create high-performance web applications with features like automatic crash recovery and load balancing. It supports both synchronous and asynchronous request handling, and integrates seamlessly with popular Scala libraries like Tapir and http4s.
Scala developers building web servers who need reliability, performance, and integration with ecosystems like Tapir or http4s, particularly those interested in leveraging NGINX Unit's capabilities.
Developers choose SNUnit for its combination of Scala Native's efficiency and NGINX Unit's robustness, offering automatic restart on crashes, load balancing, and easy integration with Tapir and http4s without sacrificing performance.
Scala Native HTTP server based on NGINX Unit
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Inherits automatic crash recovery, load balancing, and high performance from NGINX Unit, as stated in the README, ensuring reliability and scalability out-of-the-box.
Offers both synchronous (SyncServerBuilder) and asynchronous (via http4s/epollcat) server implementations, allowing developers to choose based on application needs, from simple blocking to concurrent request handling.
Provides built-in interpreters for Tapir and a server implementation for http4s, enabling seamless adoption within existing Scala stacks, with examples in the README for easy setup.
Includes TapirApp and Http4sApp traits that extend IOApp for automatic server creation, reducing boilerplate code and accelerating development, as demonstrated in the example code snippets.
Requires manual setup and configuration of NGINX Unit, including running unitd and deploying JSON configurations via curl, which adds overhead compared to self-contained servers.
Limited to Scala Native, making it incompatible with Scala JVM or other runtimes, thus narrowing its applicability to niche projects within the Scala ecosystem.
Tightly coupled with NGINX Unit, introducing potential vendor lock-in and additional maintenance burdens for teams unfamiliar with Unit's administration and updates.