| EventMachine | |
|---|---|
| Original author | Francis Cianfrocca |
| Release | April 13, 2006 (2006-04-13) |
| Stable release | 1.2.71
/ 12 May 2018 (12 May 2018) |
| Written in | Ruby |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux |
| Type | Event-driven networking |
| License | GPL or Ruby License |
| Repository | |
EventMachine is a software system designed for writing highly scalable applications for Ruby. It provides event-driven I/O using the reactor pattern. EventMachine is the most popular library for concurrent computing in the Ruby programming language.2
Example uses
EventMachine has been used to build a number of different libraries and frameworks in which concurrency is a performance concern. Some examples include:3
- critical networked applications
- web servers and proxies
- email and IM production systems
- authentication/authorization processors
References
References
- "Release 1.2.7". 12 May 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- "The Ruby Toolbox - Concurrent Processing". Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- "EventMachine README". GitHub. Retrieved September 27, 2012.