Kitura

Kitura is a free and open-source web framework written in Swift, developed by IBM and licensed under Apache License 2.0.^[2][3] It’s an HTTP server and web framework for writing Swift server applications.

Kitura

Developer(s)	IBM and others
Initial release	9 February 2016; 8 years ago (2016-02-09)
Final release	2.9.1 / November 4, 2019; 4 years ago (2019-11-04)[1]
Repository	github.com/Kitura/Kitura
Written in	Swift
Operating system	OS X, iOS, Linux
Platform	x86, IBM Z
Type	Web framework
License	Apache License 2.0
Website	www.kitura.dev

In December 2019, IBM announced it had no further plans to develop the Kitura framework.^[4][5] As of January 2020, work on server-side Swift was discontinued at IBM.^[6] In September 2020, Kitura transitioned to be a community-run project^[7][8] however it struggled to gain traction within the developer community and so is no longer under active development.^[9]

Features

• URL routing (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
• URL parameters
• Static file serving
• FastCGI support
• JSON parsing
• Pluggable middleware

See also

• Vapor (web framework)

References

1. "Kitura releases". GitHub.
2. "IBM-Swift/Kitura". GitHub. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
3. "Kitura". IBM Developer. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
4. IBM update — Swift Forums
5. IBM tailors Swift relationship after 'review of open source priorities' — The Register
6. IBM Stops Work On Server-Side Swift — I Programmer
7. "Kitura Is Now a Community Project". Swift Forums. 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
8. "Community - 1st Steps - GitHub org transition". Swift Forums. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
9. "Who Killed IBM Kitura?. And what does the future hold for server-side Swift?". Better Programming. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

External links

• Official website