Re:The Future of Python HTTP
by mvanveen on Monday April 02, 2012 @03:00AM
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The idea of proxying ZeroMQ over an HTTP layer is intriguing. I have never used the .*MQ variants, but I understand that request/response is pretty popular. At first glance, HTTP emulation seems like it might make a good, soft introduction to a different paradigm, but I'd love to hear from people who've actually used these libraries/protocols.
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It's backwards. HTTP is the weaker of the two transports, though tried and true. Mongrel2 can used to proxy HTTP to ZMQ nicely.
Check these slides for an overview of all the things ZMQ can do: http://j2labs.tumblr.com/post/5036176531/zeromq-super-socket...
Even load balancing is included, which means you run less services too.
Re:The Future of Python HTTP
by technoweenie on Monday April 02, 2012 @07:30PM
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I hacked up a Faraday (my ruby HTTP client) plugin that uses ZeroMQ: https://github.com/technoweenie/faraday-zeromq. I honestly don't know if it's worth it though. It's easy enough to write your own ZeroMQ stuff.