webmachine/webmachine

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1512 stars · 277 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Webmachine is an Erlang application layer that adds HTTP semantic awareness on top of mochiweb, providing a clean way to build RESTful web applications. It models HTTP as a state machine of decisions so resources can declare behavior declaratively.

Use cases

• build a REST API in Erlang
• serve HTTP resources with correct semantics like caching and content negotiation
• build a web backend on top of mochiweb
• implement HTTP-compliant services with proper status codes
• build an API server for Riak-style applications

When to choose

• you are developing in Erlang and want principled REST/HTTP semantics
• you want declarative control over HTTP decision points like methods, caching, and negotiation
• you are already using mochiweb and want a higher-level resource model

When to avoid

• you need a modern ecosystem with large community and frequent updates
• you are building in another language or want a mainstream framework
• you need rich middleware, WebSockets, or modern async features out of the box

Facets

framework · maturity maintenance

web-framework http-server routing middleware web-development backend apis elixir windows rest http-semantics mochiweb rebar3 erlang linux macos

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