libmemcached ☆

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Description:
C and C++ client library to the memcached server

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: caching memcached c-library c++ networking

Install: brew install libmemcached

About:
Libmemcached is an open-source C and C++ client library designed for high-performance interaction with memcached servers. It provides a versatile set of tools for data storage and retrieval, supporting both consistent and non-consistent hashing. The library is known for its efficiency and includes useful utilities like 'memstat' for monitoring server status.

Key Features:

High-performance C/C++ client library
Supports consistent and non-consistent hashing
Includes command-line utilities (e.g., memstat, memcp)
Thread-safe operation
Supports multiple server connections

Use Cases:

Implementing high-speed caching layers in C/C++ applications
Managing and monitoring memcached server clusters
Transferring data to and from memcached servers via CLI

Alternatives:

libmemcache – An older alternative; Libmemcached is generally considered more feature-rich and actively maintained.
Redis (with hiredis) – Redis offers more data types; Libmemcached is specifically optimized for the memcached protocol.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 11, 2025 4:56am		2	VERSION_BUMP	f27f12b4
Sep 11, 2024 2:10am		2	VERSION_BUMP	5eedccfc