# vision5/ngx_devel_kit

Nginx Development Kit - an Nginx module that adds additional generic tools that module developers can use in their own modules

Repository: https://github.com/vision5/ngx_devel_kit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ngx_devel_kit
Language: C
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-02-20T11:21:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 26/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 7, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6061, "days_push": 559, "days_rel": 559, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1027, forks 205 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:16.963231+00:00)

## What it is
The Nginx Development Kit (NDK) is an Nginx module providing generic functions, macros, and utilities that other third-party Nginx modules build upon. It adds little user-facing functionality itself; its purpose is to reduce the code Nginx module developers need to write.

## Use cases
- build a custom nginx module with shared helper utilities
- satisfy a dependency required by another third-party nginx module
- reuse common macros and conf_set functions across nginx modules
- compile nginx with a dynamic module development kit
- reduce boilerplate when extending nginx core functionality

## When to choose
- you are developing an Nginx module and want reusable generic utilities
- another Nginx module you use lists NDK as a required dependency
- you want modular, opt-in compilation of helper code into Nginx

## When to avoid
- you are not an Nginx module developer and need end-user features
- you need a standalone web server or application-level functionality
- you want a module with user-visible features rather than a development base

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: developer-tools, middleware
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, backend
- platform: cpp
- tags: nginx, nginx-module, c, web-server, module-development, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- vision5/ngx_devel_kit (main) score 26

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:16.963231+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 2026-08-30T07:07:55.507175+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vision5/ngx_devel_kit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:16.963231+00:00, sha 8b2103c33301)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.