clojure_ring

Ring: A Clojure Web Applications Library

Ring is a fundamental library in the Clojure ecosystem, providing a simple and powerful abstraction for building web applications. Inspired by Python's WSGI and Ruby's Rack, Ring acts as a bridge between web servers and your application code, handling HTTP requests and responses in a standardized way.

Key Features

  • **Request/Response Abstraction:** Models HTTP requests and responses as Clojure maps, offering a straightforward and flexible way to work with web data.
  • **Middleware:** Enables the composition of modular functions (middleware) to handle various aspects of requests and responses, such as routing, authentication, and content negotiation.
  • **Adapter Agnostic:** Works seamlessly with various web servers, including Jetty, Undertow, and Immutant, providing adaptability to different deployment environments.
  • **Community and Ecosystem:** Benefits from a vibrant community and a rich ecosystem of middleware and extensions, making it easy to add functionality to your web applications.

Benefits

  • **Simplicity and Flexibility:** Offers a clean and intuitive API for handling HTTP requests and responses, promoting code readability and maintainability.
  • **Modularity and Reusability:** Encourages the development of reusable middleware components, leading to more maintainable and testable code.
  • **Adaptability:** Works with various web servers, providing deployment flexibility.
  • **Community Support:** Enjoys strong community support, with readily available resources and assistance.

Getting Started

  • **Dependency:** Include the `ring/ring-core` library in your project dependencies.
  • **Handler Function:** Define a handler function that accepts a request map and returns a response map.
  • **Middleware:** Utilize middleware functions to add functionality, such as routing or authentication, to your handler.
  • **Server Integration:** Choose a compatible web server and use its adapter to run your Ring handler.

Additional Resources

clojure_ring.txt · Last modified: 2025/02/01 07:10 by 127.0.0.1

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