qpid-proton ☆

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Description:
High-performance, lightweight AMQP 1.0 messaging library

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Networking

Tags: messaging amqp networking library c-library

Install: brew install qpid-proton

About:
Qpid Proton is a high-performance, lightweight library for building AMQP 1.0 messaging applications. It provides a flexible API for connecting to message brokers and handling message routing. The library is designed for scalability and reliability in distributed systems.

Key Features:

AMQP 1.0 protocol support
C library core with bindings for Python, Ruby, and others
Event-driven, asynchronous I/O model
Supports SSL/TLS encryption
Cross-platform compatibility

Use Cases:

Building high-throughput messaging clients and brokers
Integrating microservices with message queues
Developing real-time data processing pipelines

Alternatives:

RabbitMQ – RabbitMQ is a full-featured message broker, whereas Proton is primarily a client library and toolkit for building AMQP endpoints.
Apache ActiveMQ – ActiveMQ is a comprehensive message broker server, while Proton focuses on the protocol implementation and client connectivity.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 11, 2025 6:36am		0	VERSION_BUMP	14b35ca7
Nov 26, 2024 12:19am		0	VERSION_BUMP	0a1693e7