ivykis ☆

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Description:
Async I/O-assisting library

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: async-io event-driven networking library c

Install: brew install ivykis

About:
Ivykis is a lightweight, high-performance asynchronous I/O notification library designed for event-driven applications. It provides a portable interface for monitoring file descriptors and timers, enabling efficient non-blocking operations. Its core value lies in offering a minimal footprint and simple API for integrating scalable I/O into network daemons and embedded systems.

Key Features:

Portable event loop implementation
Minimal memory footprint and dependencies
Support for multiple backend pollers (epoll, kqueue, poll)
Integrated timer management

Use Cases:

Building high-performance network servers and daemons
Adding scalable I/O notification to existing applications
Developing event-driven software for embedded systems

Alternatives:

libevent – More feature-rich with HTTP and DNS support, but larger and more complex.
libev – Offers similar performance with more advanced features like child process watchers.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 11, 2025 7:42am		0	VERSION_BUMP	02bb0edc