ithewei/libhv

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

libhv is a cross-platform C/C++ network library providing an event loop with non-blocking IO and timers, similar to libevent/libuv but with a simpler API and richer built-in protocols. It supports TCP/UDP/SSL client and server development plus HTTP, WebSocket, MQTT, and Redis clients/servers.

Use cases

• build a high-performance HTTP server in C++
• write a WebSocket client or server in C
• develop TCP/UDP client and server applications with an event loop
• create an MQTT client for IoT devices
• make HTTP requests from C++ like curl or python requests
• build a RESTful API service with routing and middleware
• implement a reverse or forward proxy server

When to choose

• you want a simpler API than libevent/libuv/asio for network programming
• you need multiple protocols (HTTP, WebSocket, MQTT, Redis) in one lightweight C/C++ library
• you need cross-platform support including mobile (Android/iOS)
• you are building IoT or embedded network services in C/C++

When to avoid

• you are working in a higher-level language like Python, Go, or Node.js
• you need an extremely battle-tested ecosystem with large community support like libuv or asio
• you only need a full-featured production web server rather than a library to build one
• you need HTTP/3 or QUIC support

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http-client http-server websocket networking rpc middleware routing caching networking backend web-development iot developer-tools cross-platform windows cross-platform c cpp event-loop tcp udp ssl mqtt redis-client kcp epoll iocp nonblocking-io libuv-alternative linux macos android ios

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