docker-archive-public/docker.libchan

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

libchan is an ultra-lightweight Go networking library that lets network services communicate like goroutines over channels, supporting message passing, synchronization, and nested channels. It works over in-memory channels, Unix sockets, TCP, TLS, HTTP2/SPDY, and WebSockets.

Use cases

• send messages between services like go channels over the network
• build loosely coupled concurrent microservices in go
• replace rpc and rest with bidirectional channel-style communication
• stream events in real time between processes and machines
• migrate an app from in-process goroutines to distributed services
• nest channels inside messages for worker registration patterns

When to choose

• you want Go channel semantics across unix sockets, TCP, TLS, or HTTP2
• you need bidirectional, multiplexed communication beyond classic RPC or REST
• you want a minimal, easy-to-port message passing spec
• you are maintaining an existing Docker-era Go codebase already using libchan

When to avoid

• you need a maintained library with active support and security fixes
• you require exactly-once delivery guarantees over network transports
• you need broad multi-language ecosystem support rather than a simple spec
• you are starting a new project where gRPC, NATS, or modern alternatives fit better

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

rpc message-queue serialization websocket concurrency networking microservices developer-tools go windows cross-platform go-channels message-passing ipc http2 tls networking-library archived linux macos

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