eventmachine/eventmachine
Eventmachine
EventMachine is a reactor-pattern network framework for Ruby that provides an asynchronous I/O library for performing non-blocking network and file operations. It functions as a network server framework used to build scalable TCP and UDP servers and clients that process multiple simultaneous requests.
The framework implements a concurrency model that dispatches network events to registered handlers using a single-threaded event loop. This approach allows for the management of high-concurrency network connections without the overhead of multi-threaded programming.
The library covers the development of event-driven servers, asynchronous network clients, and network proxy implementations. It also provides capabilities for monitoring files and networks to trigger actions when specific events occur.
Features
- Ruby Implementations - Provides a reactor-pattern network framework for Ruby to handle high-concurrency connections using a non-blocking event loop.
- Reactor Pattern Event Loops - Implements a single-threaded event loop that waits for network events and dispatches them to registered callbacks.
- Asynchronous Network Clients - Provides libraries and interfaces for performing non-blocking, multi-handle network data transfers as a client.
- IO Multiplexing - Uses system calls like select or epoll to monitor multiple network sockets on a single thread.
