RBNNG - nng for ruby

nng is a lightweight, broker-less messaging library. This gem provides an API to interact with nng using a Ruby C extension.

Installing

1. Install nng (consult your distro). If using Homebrew

   brew install nng
   

2. If nng is installed outside of $PATH, you can specify its location.

   e.g. for homebrew on linux

   gem install nng -- \
      --with-nng-lib=$HOME/.linuxbrew/Cellar/nng/1.5.2/lib \
      --with-nng-include=$HOME/.linuxbrew/Cellar/nng/1.5.2/include
   

   Use gem install nng --pre if trying to install an unreleased version.

Examples

Examples can be found under the demos directory.

Todo

• General

  • Better error handling
  • Add configuration options
  • RAW Req0/Rep0 sockets for async communication

• Protocols

  • Req0/Rep0
  • Pair0/Pair1
  • Pub0/Sub0
  • Bus0
  • Survey0
  • Pipeline0