EventMachine
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| Original author(s) | Francis Cianfrocca |
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| Initial release | April 13, 2006 |
| Stable release | 1.2.7[1]
/ 12 May 2018 |
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| Written in | Ruby |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux |
| Type | Event-driven networking |
| License | GPL or Ruby License |
EventMachine is a software system designed for writing highly scalable applications for Ruby. It provides event-driven I/O using the reactor pattern. EventMachine is the most popular library for concurrent computing in the Ruby programming language.[2]
Example uses
EventMachine has been used to build a number of different libraries and frameworks in which concurrency is a performance concern. Some examples include:[3]
- critical networked applications
- web servers and proxies
- email and IM production systems
- authentication/authorization processors
See also
References
- ^ "Release 1.2.7". 12 May 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "The Ruby Toolbox - Concurrent Processing". Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "EventMachine README". Retrieved September 27, 2012.
External links
- EventMachine on GitHub
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