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Actionhero

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+ 1
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Grape

103
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+ 1
10
hapi

429
452
+ 1
87
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Pros of Actionhero
Pros of Grape
Pros of hapi
  • 6
    Fast
  • 6
    Lightweight
  • 4
    Same API code for many transports (HTTP, Socket, etc)
  • 4
    Clear and declarative routing and controllers
  • 1
    Simple
  • 4
    Open source
  • 4
    Well documented
  • 2
    Can be used to apply good security to the whole API
  • 27
    Makes me Hapi making REST APIs
  • 14
    Simpler than other REST libraries
  • 14
    Configuration
  • 13
    Quality Driven Ecosystem
  • 13
    Modularization
  • 5
    Easy testability
  • 1
    Better validation
  • 0
    Restify

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Cons of Actionhero
Cons of Grape
Cons of hapi
  • 1
    Speed
  • 1
    Code structure makes reuse difficult
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    What is Actionhero?

    It is a multi-transport #nodejs API Server with integrated cluster capabilities and delayed tasks.

    What is Grape?

    Grape is a REST-like API micro-framework for Ruby. It's designed to run on Rack or complement existing web application frameworks such as Rails and Sinatra by providing a simple DSL to easily develop RESTful APIs. It has built-in support for common conventions, including multiple formats, subdomain/prefix restriction, content negotiation, versioning and much more.

    What is hapi?

    hapi is a simple to use configuration-centric framework with built-in support for input validation, caching, authentication, and other essential facilities for building web applications and services.

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    What are some alternatives to Actionhero, Grape, and hapi?
    ExpressJS
    Express is a minimal and flexible node.js web application framework, providing a robust set of features for building single and multi-page, and hybrid web applications.
    Flask
    Flask is intended for getting started very quickly and was developed with best intentions in mind.
    Django REST framework
    It is a powerful and flexible toolkit that makes it easy to build Web APIs.
    Sinatra
    Sinatra is a DSL for quickly creating web applications in Ruby with minimal effort.
    FastAPI
    It is a modern, fast (high-performance), web framework for building APIs with Python 3.6+ based on standard Python type hints.
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