Netty
An event-driven asynchronous network application framework
Netty is an asynchronous, event-driven networking framework for the JVM that simplifies building high-performance clients and servers. It wraps Java NIO with a channel/handler pipeline model, enabling clean composition of codecs, TLS, and application logic with minimal overhead. Its ByteBuf abstractions, buffer pooling, and zero-copy techniques help reduce GC pressure and improve throughput under heavy I/O. Support for common protocols—HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, WebSocket, and raw TCP/UDP—makes it a...