This is a cutdown fork of the original ae library, you probably don't want to use this one.
Most of this library is licensed under the Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0. Some modules may have a different license (e.g. public domain); check the comments at the top of each module for details. You can generally expect the library to be GPL-compatible.
This fork of the library is designed to be built with dub
The library is split into the following packages:
ae.demo– This package contains a few demos for the library.ae.net– All the networking code (HTTP, NNTP, IRC) lives here.ae.sys– Utility code which primarily interfaces with other systems (including the operating system).ae.utils– Utility code which primarily manipulates data.
Many modules that handle raw data (from the network / disk) do so using the Data structure, defined in ae.sys.data.
See the module documentation for a description of the type; the quick version is that it is a type equivalent to void[], with a few benefits.
Some modules use an array of Data, to minimize copying / reallocations when handling byte streams with unknown length.
ae uses asynchronous event-based networking.
A select-based event loop dispatches events to connection objects, which then propagate them to higher-level code as necessary.
The library may eventually move to a generic event loop, allowing for asynchronous processing and multiple event loops for different subsystems.
The library is in a constant state of flux, has no version numbers, and may never have a stable API. At the moment, it is little more than common code I use in various projects, optimized/organized for however much my time/mood allowed at the moment. The library may undergo significant changes, possibly even entire paradigm shifts, as I discover better/more efficient ways to use D.