Server APIs Work Group

Since Swift became available on Linux there has been a huge amount of interest in using Swift on the server, resulting in the emergence of a number of Web Frameworks, including Kitura, Vapor, Perfect, and Zewo, along with many others. As an important part of the Swift ecosystem, and one that we are keen to foster, we are today announcing the formation of the Server APIs work group.

→ swift.org/blog/server-api-workgroup/

Swift grew popular for server use after its Linux port, sparking frameworks like Kitura, Vapor, Perfect, and Zewo. To boost this area, Apple formed the Server APIs work group for community input on new Swift APIs.

These APIs cover basics like networking, security, and HTTP/WebSocket parsing to build server apps in pure Swift, free from platform-specific C libraries. The group first targets tools for simple, secure HTTP servers or other setups like message brokers. It later renamed to Swift Server Workgroup.