reactor-netty

What problem does it solve?

Reactor Netty provides a robust foundation for building reactive HTTP, TCP, and UDP servers and clients in Java without diving into low-level Netty internals.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Reactive server/client construction: choose HttpServer, TcpServer, or UdpServer and compose inbound/outbound flows with non-blocking handlers.
• Lifecycle and resource management: leverage hooks like doOnBind, doOnBound, and onDispose to manage startup, connection, and shutdown cleanly.
• End-to-end flow without low-level Netty details: build around the common path builders and avoid direct channel/pipeline management.
• TLS and observability options: enable TLS with secure(...), add wiretap, metrics, and access logging as needed.
• Real-world usage: create a reactive HTTP server that binds, serves routes, and gracefully disposes.

Quick Start

Launch a simple HTTP server using Reactor Netty builders, bind it to a port, and shut it down gracefully.