libev ☆

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Description:
Asynchronous event library

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: library c event-driven networking async development

Install: brew install libev

About:
Libev is a high-performance, feature-rich event loop library designed for scalable network and server applications. It provides a robust mechanism for handling I/O, timers, signals, and child processes with minimal overhead. Its core value proposition lies in delivering exceptional efficiency and portability across various operating systems.

Key Features:

High-performance event loop
Supports I/O, timers, signals, and child watchers
Extremely low overhead
Cross-platform (Linux, BSD, macOS)
Minimalist and dependency-free

Use Cases:

Building high-concurrency network servers
Creating fast and efficient proxy applications
Developing event-driven system utilities
Integrating event loops into custom applications

Alternatives:

libevent – More mature but with a more complex API and older design.
libuv – Offers cross-platform consistency and a thread pool, but is generally heavier than libev.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 10, 2025 8:20am		0	VERSION_BUMP	9ff5ca3f