libuv

libuv is a high-performance, multi-platform C library focusing on asynchronous I/O, originally developed for Node.js. It provides a consistent event-loop and I/O abstraction layer across a range of systems, making non-blocking operations portable and efficient. Full-featured event loop backed by epoll, kqueue, IOCP, event ports. Asynchronous TCP and UDP sockets. Asynchronous DNS resolution. Asynchronous file and file system operations. File system events, ANSI escape code-controlled TTY. IPC with socket sharing, using Unix domain sockets or named pipes (Windows).

Features

Full-featured event loop using epoll, kqueue, IOCP, event ports
Async TCP and UDP sockets, file system operations, DNS lookup, and file system events
Support for IPC, TTY, child processes, and signal handling
Built-in thread pool for blocking operations
High-resolution timers and synchronization primitives
Consistent cross-platform API across Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, and more

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MIT License

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2025-08-12

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