rpclib/rpclib

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

rpclib is a modern C++14 msgpack-RPC library providing both client and server implementations with no IDL or code generation required. Functions are bound directly in C++ and can be called remotely from any language that speaks msgpack-rpc.

Use cases

• expose C++ functions to be called over the network via RPC
• call functions in a remote C++ program from another language
• build a simple msgpack-rpc server without IDL or codegen
• communicate between a simulator and external clients like Microsoft AirSim does
• add remote procedure call support to a C++ application

When to choose

• you need a lightweight, no-nonsense msgpack-RPC solution in C++
• you want to bind lambdas or free functions directly without learning an IDL
• you need interoperability with msgpack-rpc clients in other languages

When to avoid

• you need JSON-RPC or async operations - consider packio instead
• you need a project with active maintenance - rpclib is looking for maintainers
• you need gRPC-style streaming, load balancing, or HTTP/2 transport

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

rpc serialization http-server backend microservices developer-tools cpp cross-platform windows msgpack-rpc cpp14 client-server no-idl inter-process-communication linux macos

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