Onion is a C library to create simple HTTP servers and Web Applications. The user can create new handlers that serve reading data from a file or creating them. However, there are many default handlers included to address the most frequently required needs.
The use case is an existing application, or a new one, that needs some HTTP interconnection with the world. It uses the library to add some handlers for specific URLs and generate and serve the dynamic data as needed.
It also has security goals (SSL support) so that you just concentrate on what you want to serve, and serve it.
Its not a web server by itself, as it is not an executable.
Website: www.coralbits.com/libonion
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: David Moreno Montero
License: GPLv2+ and Apache 2
Onion is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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