https://github.com/pagghiu/sanecpplibraries
Platform Abstraction C++ Libraries
https://github.com/pagghiu/sanecpplibraries
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Platform Abstraction C++ Libraries
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/pagghiu/sanecpplibraries
- Owner: Pagghiu
- License: mit
- Created: 2023-12-21T22:49:59.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-06-30T14:50:39.000Z (1 day ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-06-30T16:11:19.901Z (1 day ago)
- Topics: async, cpp, linux, macos, networking, no-dependencies, platform-abstraction-layer, programming, self-contained, windows
- Language: C++
- Homepage: https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries
- Size: 6.7 MB
- Stars: 624
- Watchers: 9
- Forks: 19
- Open Issues: 3
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE.txt
- Support: Support/Benchmarks/Http/README.md
- Agents: AGENTS.md
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# Sane C++ Libraries
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**Sane C++ Libraries** is a set of C++ platform abstraction libraries for macOS, Windows and Linux, built for Agents.
[Principles](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/page_principles.html):
✅ Fast compile times
✅ Bloat free
✅ Simple and readable code
✅ Easy to integrate
⛔️ No C++ Standard Library / Exceptions / RTTI
⛔️ No third party build dependencies (prefer OS API)
## [Libraries](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/libraries.html)
Libraries are designed to be used as [Single File Libraries](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/page_single_file_libs.html) with minimal [dependencies](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/page_dependencies.html) between them and follow a strict **No Allocations** (*) policy.
Library | Description | Single File
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Async](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_async.html) | 🟨 Async I/O (files, sockets, timers, processes, fs events, tasks) | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppAsync.h)
[Async Streams](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_async_streams.html) | 🟨 Concurrently read, write and transform byte streams | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppAsyncStreams.h)
[Await](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_await.html) | 🟨 C++20 coroutine layer over Async | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppAwait.h)
[Containers](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_containers.html) | 🟨 Generic containers (SC::Vector, SC::SmallVector, SC::Array) | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppContainers.h)
[Containers Reflection](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_containers_reflection.html) | 🟨 Containers specializations for Reflection and Serialization | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppContainersReflection.h)
[File](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_file.html) | 🟩 Synchronous Disk File I/O | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppFile.h)
[File System](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_file_system.html) | 🟩 File System operations (like copy / delete) for files / dirs | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppFileSystem.h)
[File System Iterator](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_file_system_iterator.html) | 🟩 Enumerates files and directories inside a given path | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppFileSystemIterator.h)
[File System Watcher](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_file_system_watcher.html) | 🟩 Notifications {add,remove,rename,modify} for files / dirs | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppFileSystemWatcher.h)
[Foundation](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_foundation.html) | 🟩 Primitive types, asserts, macros, Function, Span, Result | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppFoundation.h)
[Hashing](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_hashing.html) | 🟩 Compute `MD5`, `SHA1` or `SHA256` hashes for bytes streams | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppHashing.h)
[Http](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_http.html) | 🟥 HTTP parser, client and server | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppHttp.h)
[Http Client](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_http_client.html) | 🟥 Streaming-first HTTP client with native OS backends | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppHttpClient.h)
[Memory](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_memory.html) | 🟩 Custom allocators, Virtual Memory, Buffer, Segment | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppMemory.h)
[Plugin](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_plugin.html) | 🟨 Minimal dependency based plugin system with hot-reload | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppPlugin.h)
[Process](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_process.html) | 🟩 Create child processes and redirect their input / output | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppProcess.h)
[Reflection](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_reflection.html) | 🟩 Describe C++ types at compile time for serialization | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppReflection.h)
[SerialPort](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_serial_port.html) | 🟨 Serial port configuration and handling | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppSerialPort.h)
[Serialization Binary](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_serialization_binary.html) | 🟨 Serialize to and from a binary format using Reflection | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppSerializationBinary.h)
[Serialization Text](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_serialization_text.html) | 🟨 Serialize to / from text formats (JSON) using Reflection | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppSerializationText.h)
[Socket](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_socket.html) | 🟨 Synchronous socket networking and DNS lookup | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppSocket.h)
[Strings](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_strings.html) | 🟩 String formatting / conversion / manipulation (UTF8 / UTF16) | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppStrings.h)
[Testing](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_testing.html) | 🟨 Simple testing framework used by all of the other libraries | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppTesting.h)
[Threading](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_threading.html) | 🟩 Atomic, thread, mutex, semaphore, barrier, rw-lock, condition | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppThreading.h)
[Time](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_time.html) | 🟨 Time handling (relative, absolute, high resolution) | [Download](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest/download/SaneCppTime.h)
Each library is color-coded to signal its status:
🟥 Draft (incomplete, WIP, works on basic test cases)
🟨 MVP (a minimum set of features has been implemented)
🟩 Usable (a reasonable set of useful features has been implemented)
## How to use Sane C++ Libraries in your project
Point your agent at repository [Skills](Skills/sane-cpp-libraries/SKILL.md).
### Option 1: use single file libraries
1. Obtain a specific library:
- Downloading it from the above table or from the [Latest Release](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/releases/latest) page
- Assembling it from current `main` branch using the [Single File Library](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/page_single_file_libs.html) browser app
2. `#include SaneCppLIBRARY.h` in your headers
3. `#define SANE_CPP_IMPLEMENTATION` + `#include "SaneCppLIBRARY.h"` in one of your `.cpp` files
See [Building (user)](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/page_building_user.html) for details on the (system) libraries to link.
### Option 2: use all libraries together
1. Clone the entire repo and add it as subfolder of your project
2. Add [SC.cpp](SC.cpp) to your build system of choice
3. Include any public header (`Libraries/[Library]/*.h`)
See [Building (user)](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/page_building_user.html) for details on the (system) libraries to link.
## Examples
- [SCTest Suite](Tests/Libraries) showcases most functionalities of all libraries.
Check [Building (contributor)](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/page_building_contributor.html) for details.
- [Documentation](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/libraries.html) page of each library embeds some examples and / or code snippets.
- [Examples](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/page_examples.html) showcases some basic examples like an `AsyncWebServer` and a more advanced `SCExample` an [Async](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_async.html) event loop integration with a GUI and usage of [Plugin](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_plugin.html).
- [Tools](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/page_tools.html) is a collection of repository / code automation tools built using libraries themselves
- Includes a fully self-hosted [SC::Build](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/page_build.html) build system where builds are imperatively described using C++ code, can generate XCode / Visual Studio / Make projects, and can also build directly through a native backend on macOS, Linux, and Windows.
## No Allocations (*)
- All libraries are designed to work inside user-provided memory buffers and can be used without dynamic memory allocation.
- All libraries return error codes when running out of such memory buffers (except in containers assignment operators, where they will assert).
- [Memory](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_memory.html) and [Containers](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_containers.html) are the only ones that **will allocate** by default, even if they support working inside fixed memory buffers (**Opt-out allocation**).
- [Await](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_await.html) uses by default caller-owned fixed buffers, while virtual memory, malloc/free, and polymorphic allocators are explicit opt-in modes (**Opt-in allocation**).
- Third-party container classes, including `std::` ones, are fully supported (see [InteropSTL](Tests/InteropSTL) for an example).
- [Memory](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_memory.html) and [Containers](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/library_containers.html) are provided for convenience if user prefers them to `std::` or to any other equivalent containers library, and they're totally optional.
## Documentation
[Documentation](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/index.html) is automatically generated using Doxygen and updated at every commit to `main` branch.
## Getting in touch
- [Sane Coding Discord](https://discord.gg/tyBfFp33Z6)
- [X](https://x.com/pagghiu_) `@pagghiu_`
- [GitHub Discussion](https://github.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries/discussions)
## Contributing
Contributions are issue-first and agent-friendly; see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for the current workflow.
- [Principles](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/page_principles.html)
- [Coding Style](https://pagghiu.github.io/SaneCppLibraries/page_coding_style.html)
- [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)
## License
Sane C++ Libraries are licensed under the MIT License, see [LICENSE.txt](LICENSE.txt) for more information.
## Videos
On this [YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/@Pagghiu) there are some videos showing bits of the development process.
## Blog posts
On [Sane Coding Blog](https://pagghiu.github.io) there is a series of posts about this project.
Relevant yearly posts:
- [Blog Post - Sane C++ Libraries (Open Sourcing)](https://pagghiu.github.io/site/blog/2023-12-23-SaneCppLibrariesRelease.html)
- [Blog Post - 1st Year of Sane C++ Libraries](https://pagghiu.github.io/site/blog/2024-12-23-SaneCpp1Year.html)
- [Blog Post - 2nd year of Sane C++ Libraries](https://pagghiu.github.io/site/blog/2025-12-23-SaneCpp2Year.html)
## External
- [DeepWiki/SaneCppLibraries](https://deepwiki.com/Pagghiu/SaneCppLibraries) (AI-guided walkthrough of the project)