Xpress: A Lightweight HTTP Framework for Rust

Mikhail Wahib

Software Engineer

Rust

Computer Software

Xpress: A Lightweight HTTP Framework for Rust.

Xpress is a minimalistic, HTTP framework built from scratch in Rust. It aims to demonstrate the inner workings of web frameworks by implementing core features like routing, request parsing, and response handling in a simple yet extensible way.

Note: This project is not intended for production use. It is designed to be a simple example of how an HTTP framework could be built from scratch in Rust, and should not be used in production environments.

🚀 Features

Routing: Support for GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE methods.

Request Handling: Parse HTTP requests and extract information seamlessly.

Response Management: Send JSON, HTML, or plain text responses with ease.

Thread Pooling: Handle multiple client connections concurrently using a thread pool.

Error Handling: Custom error handling for robust and maintainable code.

Educational Design: Clear and commented implementation for learning purposes.

📦 Installation

Add Xpress to your project by including it in your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
xpress = "0.1.3"

🛠️ Usage

Here's a quick example to get started with Xpress:

use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
use xpress::Xpress;

#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
struct User {
    name: String,
    age: u8,
    email: String,
}

fn main() {
    let mut app = Xpress::new("127.0.0.1:8080");

    let state = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));

    // Define routes
    app.get("/", |_req, res| res.html("hello.html").unwrap());

    let users_state = Arc::clone(&state);
    app.get("/users", move |_req, res| {
        let users = users_state.lock().unwrap();
        res.json(&*users).unwrap();
    });

    app.listen();
}

🧑‍💻 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to submit issues or pull requests to improve functionality, fix bugs, or add examples.

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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Posted May 1, 2025

Developed Xpress, a minimalistic HTTP framework in Rust.

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