Async is a composable asynchronous I/O framework for Ruby based on io-event and
timers.
> “Lately I’ve been looking into async
, as one of my projects –
> tus-ruby-server – would really benefit from non-blocking I/O. It’s really
> beautifully designed.” – janko
project documentation for more details.
Getting Started - This guide gives shows how to add
async to your project and run code asynchronously.Asynchronous Tasks - This guide explains how
asynchronous tasks work and how to use them.Event Loop - This guide gives an overview of how the
event loop is implemented.Compatibility - This guide gives an overview of the
compatibility of Async with Ruby and other frameworks.Best Practices - This guide gives an overview of
best practices for using Async.
Contributing
We welcome contributions to this project.
- Fork it.
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b my-new-feature
). - Commit your changes (
git commit -am 'Add some feature'
). - Push to the branch (
git push origin my-new-feature
). - Create new Pull Request.
See Also
- async-io — Asynchronous networking and sockets.
- async-http — Asynchronous HTTP client/server.
- async-process — Asynchronous process spawning/waiting.
- async-websocket — Asynchronous client and server websockets.
- async-dns — Asynchronous DNS resolver and server.
- async-rspec — Shared contexts for running async specs.
Projects Using Async
- ciri — An Ethereum implementation written in Ruby.
- falcon — A rack compatible server built on top of
async-http
. - rubydns — An easy to use Ruby DNS server.
- slack-ruby-bot — A client for making slack bots.