nanomsg ☆

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Description:
Socket library in C

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Networking

Tags: messaging networking sockets distributed-systems ipc

Install: brew install nanomsg

About:
Nanomsg is a lightweight socket library that implements the 'scalability protocols' for high-performance messaging. It enables easy creation of distributed systems by handling patterns like pub/sub, request/reply, and pipeline. Its core value is providing a simple API for reliable, concurrent communication across processes and machines.

Key Features:

Supports multiple messaging patterns (pub/sub, req/rep, pipeline)
Language-agnostic protocol for easy interoperability
High performance with low latency and minimal overhead
Simple and lightweight API

Use Cases:

Building distributed and microservices-based architectures
Inter-process communication (IPC) on a single host
Real-time data streaming and event distribution

Alternatives:

ZeroMQ – Nanomsg was created by the original author of ZeroMQ as a next-generation rewrite; it is generally considered more lightweight and focused on standardization.
NATS – NATS is a centralized messaging system, whereas Nanomsg is a brokerless library that runs directly within your application.

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