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https://github.com/expresscpp/expresscpp
Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for C++ Perfect for building REST APIs
https://github.com/expresscpp/expresscpp
api boost conan cpp17 expressjs great rest
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Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for C++ Perfect for building REST APIs
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/expresscpp/expresscpp
- Owner: expresscpp
- License: mit
- Created: 2019-11-16T17:13:22.000Z (about 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2022-12-11T13:52:50.000Z (about 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-09-27T06:42:14.825Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: api, boost, conan, cpp17, expressjs, great, rest
- Language: C++
- Homepage: https://gitlab.com/expresscpp/expresscpp
- Size: 729 KB
- Stars: 90
- Watchers: 9
- Forks: 16
- Open Issues: 7
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# ExpressCpp
Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for C++
Perfect for building REST APIs
[](https://bintray.com/expresscpp/expresscpp/expresscpp%3Aexpresscpp/_latestVersion)
[](https://gitlab.com/expresscpp/expresscpp/commits/master)
[](https://gitlab.com/expresscpp/expresscpp/commits/)
[](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B17)
## Design goals
ExpressCpp aims to be for C++ the same as express for Node.JS including its ecosystem of middlewares and extensions.
Express and Node.JS:
```js
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
app.get('/', (req, res) => res.send('Hello World!'));
const port = 3000;
app.listen(port, () => console.log(`Listening on port ${port}!`));
```
ExpressCpp:
```cpp
#include "expresscpp/expresscpp.hpp"
int main() {
auto expresscpp = std::make_shared();
expresscpp->Get("/", [](auto /*req*/, auto res) { res->Send("hello world!"); });
constexpr uint16_t port = 3000u;
expresscpp->Listen(port,[=](auto /*ec*/) { std::cout << "Listening on port " << port << std::endl; }).Run();
return 0;
}
```
## Using me
### conan
```bash
conan remote add expresscpp https://api.bintray.com/conan/expresscpp/expresscpp/
```
add this to you conan file:
```txt
expresscpp/0.11.0@expresscpp/testing
```
this to your cmake:
```cmake
find_package(expresscpp)
# ...
target_link_libraries(my_target PRIVATE expresscpp::expresscpp)
```
### vendoring as subdirectory
```cmake
add_subdirectory(thirdparty/expresscpp)
# ...
target_link_libraries(my_target PRIVATE expresscpp::expresscpp)
```
### installing and using find_package
```cmake
git clone https://gitlab.com/expresscpp/expresscpp.git
cd expresscpp
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make -j
sudo make install
find_package(expresscpp)
# ...
target_link_libraries(my_target PRIVATE expresscpp::expresscpp)
```
## Build instructions (e.g. ubuntu)
### Dependencies
- boost[asio, beast, uuid]
- nlohmann/json
- libfmt
- gtest (optional)
#### Conan
```bash
sudo apt install -y cmake gcc-9 g++-9 python3-pip
# conan for dependency management
sudo pip3 install conan --upgrade
mkdir -p build
cd build
cmake .. -DEXPRESSCPP_USE_CONAN_DEPENDENCIES=ON
cmake --build . -j
```
#### Debian
```bash
sudo apt install -y cmake gcc-9 g++-9
# get debian dependencies
sudo apt install -y libboost-all-dev nlohmann-json3-dev libfmt-dev libgtest-dev
mkdir -p build
cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build . -j
```
## Features/Examples
| name | file |
|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| url query params | [./example/query_params.cpp](./example/query_params.cpp) |
| url params | [./example/url_params.cpp](./example/url_params.cpp) |
| auth-like middleware | [./example/middleware_auth_like.cpp](./example/middleware_auth_like.cpp) |
| log-like middleware | [./example/middleware_logger_like.cpp](./example/middleware_logger_like.cpp) |
| error handler | [./example/error_handler.cpp](./example/error_handler.cpp) |
| variadic middlewares | [./example/multiple_handlers.cpp](./example/multiple_handlers.cpp) |
| subrouting | [./example/router.cpp](./example/router.cpp) |
## Official Middlewares
| name | file |
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| static file provider | [./example/serve_static.cpp](./example/serve_static.cpp) |
| favicon provider(embedded) | [./example/favicon.cpp](./example/serve_favicon.cpp) |
- expresscpp-logger -> TODO
- expresscpp-grpc-proxy -> TODO
- expresscpp-reverse-proxy -> TODO
- expresscpp-basic-auth -> TODO
## Similiar projects
| name | repo |
|---------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| BeastHttp | https://github.com/0xdead4ead/BeastHttp/ |
| crow (unmaintained) | https://github.com/ipkn/crow |
| Simple-Web-Server | https://gitlab.com/eidheim/Simple-Web-Server |
| restinio | https://github.com/stiffstream/restinio |
| served | https://github.com/meltwater/served |