Kitura

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Kitura
Kitura logo.svg
Developer(s)IBM and others
Initial release9 February 2016; 5 years ago (2016-02-09)
Final release
2.9.1 / November 4, 2019; 2 years ago (2019-11-04)[1]
Repository
Written inSwift
Operating systemOS X, iOS, Linux
Platformx86, IBM Z
TypeWeb framework
LicenseApache License 2.0
Websitewww.kitura.dev

Kitura is a free and open-source web framework written in Swift, developed by IBM and licensed under Apache License 2.0.[2][3] It’s an HTTP server and web framework for writing Swift server applications.

In December 2019, IBM announced it had no further plans to develop the Kitura framework.[4][5] As of January 2020, work on server-side Swift was discontinued at IBM.[6] As of September 2020, Kitura is transitioning to be a community-run project.[7][8]

Features[]

  • URL routing (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
  • URL parameters
  • Static file serving
  • FastCGI support
  • JSON parsing
  • Pluggable middleware

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kitura releases". GitHub.
  2. ^ "IBM-Swift/Kitura". GitHub. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  3. ^ "Kitura". IBM Developer. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  4. ^ IBM update — Swift Forums
  5. ^ IBM tailors Swift relationship after 'review of open source priorities' — The Register
  6. ^ IBM Stops Work On Server-Side Swift — I Programmer
  7. ^ "Kitura Is Now a Community Project". Swift Forums. 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  8. ^ "Community - 1st Steps - GitHub org transition". Swift Forums. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2020-09-21.

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