# HashLoad/horse

Fast, opinionated, minimalist web framework for Delphi

Repository: https://github.com/HashLoad/horse
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/horse
Language: Pascal
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: framework, rest, delphi, web, minimalist, api, middlewares, fpc, horse, lazarus, embarcadero, restful, freepascal, webservices
Last push: 2026-08-25T22:34:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2896, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 28, "gap_med": 2.5, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1369, forks 244 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:31.727789+00:00)

## What it is
Horse is an Express-inspired, minimalist web framework for Delphi and Lazarus (Free Pascal) for building fast REST APIs and web services. It provides routing, middleware, request/response handling, WebSockets, streaming, and lifecycle hooks with a lightweight, high-performance design.

## Use cases
- build a REST API in Delphi
- create a web server with Lazarus or Free Pascal
- add middleware to a Pascal HTTP server
- serve JSON endpoints from a Delphi application
- add WebSocket support to a Delphi backend
- build microservices in Pascal

## When to choose
- you are developing in Delphi, Lazarus, or Free Pascal and need a lightweight REST framework
- you want an Express-style routing and middleware model in Pascal
- you need a fast, minimalist HTTP server without heavy dependencies

## When to avoid
- your stack is not Pascal-based (use Express, Flask, Spring, etc.)
- you need a full-featured enterprise framework with built-in ORM and extensive ecosystem
- you require async-first architecture outside the Pascal runtime model

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, http-server, routing, middleware, websocket, api-framework
- domain: web-development, backend, apis
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: delphi, lazarus, freepascal, pascal, rest-api, express-inspired, restful, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- HashLoad/horse (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:31.727789+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:40:56.951990+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/HashLoad/horse (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:31.727789+00:00, sha ceffab100e61)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.