Nim: How to build a HTTP server
Nim uses the Nimble package managet to bundle dependencies (it’s included with Nim as of 0.15.0). Using nimble we can install the prologue server
$ nimble install prologueand now implementing a basic web server is not to dissimilar to Sinatra, ExpressJS, or most other minimalist frameworks:
import prologue
proc hello*(ctx: Context) {.async.} =
resp "<h1>Hello World!</h1>"
let app = newApp()
app.get("/", hello)
app.run()Published: 21/03/2022
Hi, I'm Glenn! 👋
I've spent most of my career working with or at startups. I'm currently the VP of Product / GTM @ Ockam where I'm helping developers build applications and systems that are secure-by-design. It's time we started securely connecting apps, not networks.
Previously I led the Terraform product team @ HashiCorp, where we launched Terraform 1.0, Terraform Cloud, and a whole host of amazing capabilities that set the stage for a successful IPO. Prior to that I was part of the Startup Team @ AWS, and earlier still an early employee @ Heroku. I've also invested in a couple of dozen early stage startups.
I've spent most of my career working with or at startups. I'm currently the VP of Product / GTM @ Ockam where I'm helping developers build applications and systems that are secure-by-design. It's time we started securely connecting apps, not networks.
Previously I led the Terraform product team @ HashiCorp, where we launched Terraform 1.0, Terraform Cloud, and a whole host of amazing capabilities that set the stage for a successful IPO. Prior to that I was part of the Startup Team @ AWS, and earlier still an early employee @ Heroku. I've also invested in a couple of dozen early stage startups.