Nets

A library providing generic interface for transferring data over a network across different platforms.

Features

• Blocking / non-blocking socket
• Stream client / server (TCP)
• Datagram client / server (UDP)
• Secure socket layer (OpenSSL)
• Datagrams over TCP stream
• HTTP client (TLS, Compression)

Supported operating systems

• Windows (10/11)
• Ubuntu (22.04/24.04)
• macOS (14/15)

This list includes only those systems on which functionality testing is conducted. However, you can also compile it under any other Linux distribution or operating system.

Build requirements

• C99 compiler
• Git 2.30+
• CMake 3.22+
• vcpkg (Windows only)
• brew (macOS only)

Use building instructions to install all required tools and libraries.

CMake options

Name	Description	Default value
NETS_BUILD_EXAMPLES	Build Nets usage examples	ON
NETS_USE_OPENSSL	Use OpenSSL for secure communication	ON
NETS_ALLOW_DEPRECATED_SSL	Allow deprecated OpenSSL functions	OFF

Cloning

git clone --recursive https://github.com/cfnptr/nets

Building

• Windows: ./scripts/build-release.bat
• macOS / Ubuntu: ./scripts/build-release.sh

Third-party

• mpmt (Apache-2.0 License)
• mpio (Apache-2.0 License)
• OpenSSL (Apache-2.0 License)
• zlib (zlib License)

Inspired by

• asio
• libuv

Special thanks to Gigaflops.