Hyper is a low-level networking library designed for building high-performance HTTP clients and servers. It provides a foundational toolkit for creating network services that leverage asynchronous execution and memory-safe data handling, supporting both HTTP/1 and HTTP/2 protocols.
The library distinguishes itself through a protocol-agnostic architecture that separates transport logic from HTTP semantics. It utilizes a service-trait abstraction to decouple network logic from the underlying transport, enabling developers to inject custom middleware for request interception and response transformation. By employing zero-copy buffer management and asynchronous stream processing, the framework minimizes memory footprint and reduces latency when handling large payloads.
The project covers a comprehensive range of networking capabilities, including connection pool management for high-volume traffic, transport layer security integration, and graceful server shutdown procedures. It provides primitives for constructing concurrent servers and clients, supporting both buffered and streaming data pipelines to accommodate various application requirements.
