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stash
stashElixir

A lightweight Elixir wrapper around ETS providing a simple key/value caching interface with optional disk persistence.

#in-memory-storage#elixir#memory-cache
Stars52
Forks9
Last commit6 months ago
micropython-urouter
micropython-urouterPython

A lightweight, non-blocking HTTP request routing library for MicroPython, designed for resource-constrained embedded devices.

#embedded-systems#micropython#single-threaded
Stars52
Forks7
Last commit3 years ago
Simple Graphs
Simple GraphsJava

A lightweight Java library providing basic graph data structures and algorithms with no dependencies.

#graph#java-library#graph-algorithms
Stars52
Forks6
Last commit3 years ago
calendar.nvim
calendar.nvimLua

A lightweight and extensible pure-Lua monthly calendar plugin for Neovim with Vim-style navigation.

#productivity#time-management#lightweight
Stars51
Forks3
Last commit8 days ago
MotherFucking-CTF
MotherFucking-CTFPython

A minimalist, JavaScript-free CTF platform inspired by motherfuckingwebsite.com, designed for simplicity and lightweight hosting.

#minimalist#lightweight#python
Stars51
Forks6
Last commit7 years ago
ESP8266WebServer
ESP8266WebServerPython

A lightweight web server for MicroPython on ESP8266, designed for serving REST APIs and simple web interfaces.

#iot#micropython#web-server
Stars51
Forks12
Last commit4 years ago
MicroWorkers
MicroWorkersPython

A lightweight thread pool manager for MicroPython on ESP32 and Pycom modules to handle concurrent jobs efficiently.

#iot#embedded-systems#micropython
Stars50
Forks12
Last commit6 years ago
RService.io
RService.ioC#

A lightweight REST service framework for building APIs with ASP.NET Core.

#asp-net-core#microservice#rest-api
Stars50
Forks9
Last commit6 years ago
Scenery
SceneryLua

A lightweight scene/state manager for Love2D games, simplifying game organization with automatic and manual scene loading.

#lightweight#game-development#game-architecture
Stars50
Forks4
Last commit1 year ago
Preact Progress
Preact ProgressJavaScript

A tiny (~590 bytes gzip) progress bar component for Preact applications.

#ui-component#lightweight#frontend
Stars49
Forks3
Last commit9 years ago
LKYDeepNN
LKYDeepNNC++

A lightweight, header-only C++11 deep neural network library designed for embedded systems with minimal dependencies.

#embedded-systems#data-science#deep-learning
Stars49
Forks12
Last commit5 years ago
tiny
tinyElixir

A small, fast, and fully compliant single-file JSON parser for Elixir, designed for easy bundling.

#plug-compatible#elixir#embedding
Stars47
Forks3
Last commit1 year ago
v-bucket
v-bucketJavaScript

A fast, simple, and lightweight state management library for Vue 3 built with the Composition API, inspired by Vuex.

#vuex#reactive-state#lightweight
Stars44
Forks4
Last commit1 year ago
NotificationSystem
NotificationSystemYacc

A lightweight signals framework for GameMaker Studio 2.3+ enabling message broadcasting and subscription between game objects.

#gamemaker#callback-system#signals-framework
Stars44
Forks1
Last commit2 years ago
go-up
go-upGo

A lightweight Go configuration library with recursive placeholders resolution and no external dependencies.

#environment-variables#modular#lightweight
Stars43
Forks8
Last commit6 years ago
cl-webui
cl-webuiCommon Lisp

Common Lisp bindings for the webui library, enabling lightweight desktop GUI applications with HTML/CSS/JS.

#desktop-application#ffi#lightweight
Stars42
Forks2
Last commit9 months ago
nvim-lines.lua
nvim-lines.luaLua

A simple and customizable statusline and tabline plugin for Neovim, written in Lua.

#vimscript#lightweight#customizable
Stars40
Forks2
Last commit3 years ago
micropython-ulogger
micropython-uloggerPython

A lightweight logging module designed for MicroPython, optimized for embedded systems with limited resources.

#iot#embedded-systems#micropython
Stars40
Forks2
Last commit4 years ago
pAHKlight
pAHKlightAutoHotkey

A lightweight catalog and discovery tool for AutoHotkey libraries, classes, functions, and tools.

#community-driven#open-source#autohotkey
Stars39
Forks5
Last commit10 years ago
Handy-Httpd
Handy-HttpdD

An extremely lightweight HTTP server library for the D programming language.

#d-language#beginner-friendly#http-server
Stars38
Forks11
Last commit3 months ago
TGBot Mini API
TGBot Mini APIPascal

A lightweight Pascal library for creating Telegram bots with a simple API and event-driven architecture.

#event-driven#pascal#polling
Stars38
Forks10
Last commit5 months ago
Preact Route Async
Preact Route AsyncJavaScript

A 440B library for asynchronous component loading in Preact Router.

#preact-components#lightweight#javascript-library
Stars37
Forks0
Last commit8 years ago
SHPopup
SHPopupSwift

A lightweight iOS library for customizable popup views with nested popup support.

#user-interface#modal-view#ios
Stars37
Forks6
Last commit5 years ago
v-jsonrpc
v-jsonrpcV

A protocol-independent JSON-RPC 2.0 server implementation written in the V programming language.

#v-lang#json-rpc#json-rpc2
Stars36
Forks6
Last commit4 years ago
accounting.js
accounting.jsCSS

A lightweight JavaScript library for number, money, and currency formatting and parsing.

#parsing#open-source#number-formatting
Stars35
Forks10
Last commit9 years ago
lea
leaAda

A lightweight editor for Ada that provides a script-like feel while integrating with full-scale development tools like GNAT.

#auto-complete#open-source#ada
Stars33
Forks7
Last commit1 month ago
AHKDb
AHKDbAutoHotkey

A lightweight, dependency-free database library for AutoHotkey that stores and manipulates tab-separated data.

#autohotkey#tab-separated-values#lightweight
Stars31
Forks8
Last commit6 years ago
Lightning
LightningJava

A lightweight and lightning-fast Java WebDriver client for test automation professionals.

#java-library#client#integration-testing
Stars31
Forks7
Last commit3 years ago
Ginger Grid
Ginger GridSCSS

A minimal flexbox 12-column grid system for lightweight, easy web development.

#grid-system#flexbox-grid#flexbox
Stars31
Forks6
Last commit7 months ago
Flow
FlowActionScript

A lightweight Flash framework with MXML, data binding, and constraint-based layout designed as a performant alternative to Flex.

#declarative-programming#constraint-layout#ui-effects
Stars30
Forks3
Last commit12 years ago
NN JSON
NN JSONJava

A lightweight JSON library for Java, compatible with legacy platforms like CLDC 1.1 and JDK 1.1.

#embedded-systems#java-library#legacy-java
Stars29
Forks0
Last commit20 days ago
fanci
fanciJavaScript

A lightweight Node.js module to extract, rename, and transform JSON data using declarative templates.

#template-engine#lightweight#node-module
Stars29
Forks6
Last commit9 years ago
vblog
vblogV

A simple and fast single-user blogging system built with V and VWeb.

#vlang#single-user#lightweight
Stars28
Forks5
Last commit2 years ago
BeanQueue
BeanQueuePython

A lightweight Python task queue framework using SQLAlchemy and PostgreSQL SKIP LOCKED/NOTIFY for transactional task processing.

#task-queue#queue#lightweight
Stars28
Forks3
Last commit20 days ago
sunt
suntRust

A modern SNMP agent for Linux written in Rust, focused on essential monitoring data with improved performance.

#open-source#lightweight#snmp-agent
Stars28
Forks3
Last commit5 years ago
dongoose
dongooseTypeScript

A lightweight, intelligent ORM for Deno KV with Zod-based validation and automatic indexing.

#orm#database#lightweight
Stars27
Forks3
Last commit3 years ago
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