Spirit is an asynchronous I/O framework for Rust with a focus on high performance on modern systems.
Fast programmable NICs and non-volatile main memory (such as Intel Optane) are emerging as a foundation for next-generation computer architecture. This new type of computer architecture challenges the design assumptions of the abstractions and interfaces in our systems today. For example, kernel-bypass solutions and OS-specific interfaces are replacing POSIX networking and I/O interfaces.
Spirit is a clean-slate interface for implementing high-performance applications. The design of Spirit is inspired by Seastar for async-everywhere and sharding, Network.framework for modern networking API, and Arachne for light-weight parallelism.
- Asynchronous interfaces
- Application-level sharding (optional)
- Modern networking API
- Light-weight parallelism