# tokio-proto
Tokio is a network application framework for rapid development and
highly scalable production deployments of clients and servers.
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## Usage
First, add this to your `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[dependencies]
tokio-proto = { git = "https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio-proto" }
```
Next, add this to your crate:
```rust
extern crate tokio_proto;
```
And then, use Tokio!
## Getting Help
If you have questions or need further help getting started, consider joining
the chat in our [Gitter Channel](http://gitter.im/tokio-rs/tokio).
## Built with Tokio
**[Tokio Line](https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio-line)**
An example of how to implement a client and server with Tokio. The
protocol consists of UTF-8 strings where messages are `\n` terminated.
**[Tokio Hyper](https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio-hyper)**
A Tokio HTTP server built on top of Hyper. Full Tokio integration is
coming to Hyper in version 0.10.
**[Tokio Redis](https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio-redis)**
A basic Redis client built with Tokio.
## Related Articles
If you're interested in building with Tokio you may want to check out the following articles:
* [Introduction to Futures](http://aturon.github.io/blog/2016/08/11/futures/) which this crate is based on.
* [Carl's Introduction to Tokio](https://medium.com/@carllerche/announcing-tokio-df6bb4ddb34#.s2jti29o3) to the crate.
## License
Tokio is primarily distributed under the terms of both the MIT license
and the Apache License (Version 2.0), with portions covered by various
BSD-like licenses.
See LICENSE-APACHE, and LICENSE-MIT for details.