httpswift/swifter

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

Swifter is a tiny HTTP server engine written in Swift, supporting HTTP 1.1 and WebSockets. It offers a simple closure-based routing API, static file sharing, redirects, and an experimental HTML DSL, distributed via CocoaPods, Carthage, and Swift Package Manager.

Use cases

• embed a lightweight http server in a swift app
• serve static files from a directory in swift
• build a small rest api in swift
• add websocket echo or messaging endpoints
• spin up a local test server for ios or macos development
• handle simple redirects and html responses in swift

When to choose

• you need a minimal, dependency-light http server in Swift
• you want to embed a server inside an iOS, macOS, tvOS, or Linux Swift app
• you prefer a simple closure-based routing API over a full framework
• you need quick WebSocket support without heavy setup

When to avoid

• you need a full-featured production web framework with middleware, auth, and ORM
• you require high-performance async IO at scale
• you need long-term active maintenance and frequent updates
• your project is not in the Swift ecosystem

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

http-server websocket routing templating web-development backend apis tiny-http-server swift-server embedded-server websocket-support file-sharing macos linux swift ios

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