Nanomsg

Socket library that provides several common communication patterns

nanomsg is a socket library that provides several common communication patterns. It aims to make the networking layer fast, scalable, and easy to use. Implemented in C, it works on a wide range of operating systems with no further dependencies.

The communication patterns, also called “scalability protocols”, are basic blocks for building distributed systems. By combining them you can create a vast array of distributed applications. The following scalability protocols are currently available

• PAIR – simple one-to-one communication
• BUS – simple many-to-many communication
• REQREP – allows to build clusters of stateless services to process user requests
• PUBSUB – distributes messages to large sets of interested subscribers
• PIPELINE – aggregates messages from multiple sources and load balances them among many destinations
• SURVEY – allows to query state of multiple applications in single go