I’m working on SwiftNet, a small and easy-to-use C library for making networking communications in C straightforward. It’s a wrapper over Berkeley sockets with a simple API, readable, and easy to integrate.
Right now, it’s only been tested on macOS, so I’m looking for contributors to:
Test it on Linux
Suggest improvements
Help refine the design/API
The codebase is pretty small, and while the API is straightforward, the internals are admittedly a bit rough right now. I’m still learning and improving!
Why I built this:
I wanted to create a C library that makes sending data over the network reliable and easy, while learning more about low-level networking and systems design.
Everything is written in pure C, built with a basic CMake setup, and has no external dependencies.
Example usage:
// Server sends "hello" to every client that sends a message
void server_message_handler(uint8_t* data, SwiftNetPacketServerMetadata* metadata) {
swiftnet_server_append_to_packet(server, "hello", strlen("hello"));
swiftnet_server_send_packet(server, metadata->sender);
swiftnet_server_clear_send_buffer(server);
}
How you can help:
Test on Linux: clone, build with cmake, and run the tests in /tests
Suggest improvements to the overall library or code clarity
Share ideas for future features
Hello dear people,
I’m working on SwiftNet, a small and easy-to-use C library for making networking communications in C straightforward. It’s a wrapper over Berkeley sockets with a simple API, readable, and easy to integrate.
Right now, it’s only been tested on macOS, so I’m looking for contributors to:
Test it on Linux Suggest improvements Help refine the design/API The codebase is pretty small, and while the API is straightforward, the internals are admittedly a bit rough right now. I’m still learning and improving!
Why I built this:
I wanted to create a C library that makes sending data over the network reliable and easy, while learning more about low-level networking and systems design. Everything is written in pure C, built with a basic CMake setup, and has no external dependencies.
Example usage:
// Server sends "hello" to every client that sends a message void server_message_handler(uint8_t* data, SwiftNetPacketServerMetadata* metadata) { swiftnet_server_append_to_packet(server, "hello", strlen("hello")); swiftnet_server_send_packet(server, metadata->sender); swiftnet_server_clear_send_buffer(server); }
How you can help: Test on Linux: clone, build with cmake, and run the tests in /tests Suggest improvements to the overall library or code clarity Share ideas for future features
Thanks for checking it out! Ask me anything.
Repo: https://github.com/deadlightreal/SwiftNet