# Corvusoft/restbed

Corvusoft's Restbed framework brings asynchronous RESTful functionality to C++ applications.

Repository: https://github.com/Corvusoft/restbed
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/restbed
Homepage: http://www.corvusoft.co.uk
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: restful, restful-webservices, restful-api, cpp, async-programming, asynchronous, http, http-server, http2, websocket, websocket-api, websocket-library, server-sent-events, ssl-support, tls-support, comet, push
Last push: 2026-06-23T09:30:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 46, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4093, "days_push": 71, "days_rel": 149, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2000, forks 381 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:03.849573+00:00)

## What it is
Restbed is a C++ framework for building asynchronous RESTful server-side applications with secure, scalable HTTP communication. It supports WebSockets, Server-Sent Events, Comet long-polling, and SSL/TLS across mobile, desktop, and embedded environments.

## Use cases
- build a REST API server in C++
- embed an HTTP server into a C++ product
- add websocket support to a C++ backend
- stream server-sent events to clients
- serve HTTPS with TLS in a C++ application
- push real-time updates over long polling

## When to choose
- you need a native C++ HTTP/REST framework with async I/O
- you want embedded or mobile deployment of an HTTP server
- you need WebSockets or SSE alongside REST endpoints

## When to avoid
- you want a modern, actively developed framework with a large community
- you prefer higher-level languages or managed runtimes
- you need a full-stack web framework with templating and ORM

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: web-framework, http-server, websocket, middleware
- domain: web-development, backend, apis
- platform: cpp, cross-platform, windows, embedded
- tags: restful, server-sent-events, comet, async, tls, http2, real-time, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- Corvusoft/restbed (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:03.849573+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 2026-08-30T03:02:06.924102+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Corvusoft/restbed (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:03.849573+00:00, sha e1d1d6900837)
  - homepage: http://www.corvusoft.co.uk (fetched 2026-08-29T10:41:47.382360+00:00, sha 2d729e51e33d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.