On Tue, 13 Sep 2022 21:56:36 +0200 Bastian Germann <b...@debian.org>
wrote:
> Is there a particular reason why pistache should be in Debian?
> There are already a number of similar HTTP libraries and this
package is not very common amongst other Linux distros.
Yes. Upstream has been wanting to be included in Debian for a long time
(see issue [#228] in upstream's bug tracker), and apart from that this
particular framework is able to be highly performant while remaining
user friendly, something that's not provided by all the alternatives.
I've used it in the past as part of my high school thesis and wasn't
disappointed.
It also has almost three thousand "GitHub stars", and that usually
means that the project is at least used by somebody.
I started helping with upstream maintenance after using it in my
project, focusing on non-core stuff (mostly the build system and
continuous integration).
As for the fact that the package is not common amongst other distros I
believe that's because the first release was only tagged a month ago.
Lastly, as a former user, I wished the library was available in Debian
back when I was using it; it would've made things easier :)
[#228]: https://github.com/pistacheio/pistache/issues/228
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