Ripress

An Express.js-inspired web framework for Rust

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What is Ripress?

Ripress is an Express.js-inspired web framework for Rust that combines the familiar developer experience of Express with the performance and safety of Rust. Built on top of Hyper and Tokio, Ripress provides a simple and intuitive API for building fast, reliable web applications.

Why Choose Ripress?

🚀 Performance First

Just 3% slower than Actix-Web (one of the fastest Rust web frameworks)
Nearly 10x faster than Express.js

💡 Developer Experience

Express.js-familiar API that Rust developers will love
In many cases, even simpler than Express.js
Comprehensive error handling and type safety

⚡ Modern Foundation

Async/await support with Tokio
HTTP/2 support via Hyper

Performance Benchmark

Overview
Features
Goals
Installation
Examples
Documentation
Changelog

Overview

Ripress is a web framework inspired by Express.js, designed to bring the familiar and intuitive Express.js developer experience to the Rust ecosystem while maintaining Rust's performance and safety guarantees.

Features

Express-like routing with App and Router
Async handler support built on tokio
Built-in middleware including CORS, logging, and file uploads
Request/response objects with JSON, text, and form parsing
Type-safe handler signatures for better developer experience
Extensible architecture via custom middleware

Goals

Provide an intuitive and simple API like Express.js
Focus on developer experience first; performance optimizations will come later
Prioritize ease of use over low-level control initially
Include built-in middleware for common web development needs

Installation

You can add ripress to your project using Cargo:

cargo add ripress
cargo add tokio --features macros,rt-multi-thread

Basic Example

use ripress::{
    app::App,
    context::{HttpRequest, HttpResponse},
    types::RouterFns,
};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let mut app = App::new();

    app.get("/", handler);

    app.listen(3000, || {
        println!("Server is running on port 3000");
    })
    .await;
}

async fn handler(_req: HttpRequest, res: HttpResponse) -> HttpResponse {
    res.status(200)
        .json(json!({"message": "Welcome to Ripress!"}))
}

View more basic examples in Examples dir. View full blown code examples here.

Middleware Example

use ripress::{
    app::App,
    middlewares::{file_upload::file_upload},
    types::RouterFns,
};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let mut app = App::new();

    // Add CORS and file upload middleware
    app.use_cors(None)
        .use_middleware("/upload", file_upload(None))
        .use_rate_limiter(None);

    app.listen(3000, || {
        println!("Server running on port 3000");
    }).await;
}

Learn more about middleware in the Middleware Guide.

Get Started

Ready to build something amazing? Jump into our Installation Guide or explore the framework on GitHub.

You can also check out the complete API documentation on Docs.rs.

Documentation

Changelog

View Changelog

Ripress v1.0.1 - Production Ready ✨

ripress 1.5.0