nanomsg/nanomsg
nanomsg library observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
88/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 72
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 150.5
- age_days: 5075
- days_rel: 31
- days_push: 31
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
6291 stars · 1030 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
nanomsg is a C library implementing lightweight 'scalability protocols' for common messaging patterns such as request/reply, publish/subscribe, and surveyor/respondent. It runs over transports including TCP, UNIX domain sockets, and WebSocket, and is the predecessor of the NNG library.
Use cases
- build pub/sub messaging between services
- implement request/reply IPC between processes
- connect distributed components over TCP with low latency
- exchange messages over WebSocket transport
- replace ZeroMQ with a simpler C messaging library
- wire up surveyor/respondent fan-out patterns
When to choose
- you need a small, high-performance C messaging library with multiple messaging patterns
- you want POSIX/Windows portability with TCP, IPC, and WebSocket transports
- you are maintaining or integrating with existing nanomsg-based systems
When to avoid
- you are starting a new project - prefer NNG, the actively developed successor
- you need a broker-based message queue like RabbitMQ or Kafka
- you need high-level bindings or rich ecosystem support beyond core C
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
message-queue networking rpc websocket concurrency microservices networking backend windows cross-platform c scalability-protocols pub-sub request-reply ipc zeromq-alternative c-library messaging linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/nanomsg/nanomsg · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2f902ec1fcaa
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| nanomsg/nanomsg | main | 88 |
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