This repository provides a simple testing stand for comparing the performance of servers implemented in Cython, C++, and Python. It also serves as an example of how to compile a Python application as a Cython module.

• C++ Server: Using httplib.h (a single-header HTTP library for C++).
• Python Server: Using FastAPI and Uvicorn.
• Cython Server: The same Python server compiled into a Cython module for performance comparison.

Note: All servers are configured to work on port 8080.

• Make
• Python 3.12+
• C++ compiler with C++17 support
• httplib.h header in cpp-server dir
• Python3.12-dev for Cython, e.g. install via ppa
• Uv for Python dependencies

Install httplib.h:

cd cpp-server

# Using curl
curl -L -o httplib.h https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/releases/download/0.7.13/httplib.h

# Or using wget
wget https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/releases/download/0.7.13/httplib.h -O httplib.h

Install python-dev package

sudo apt-get install python3.12-dev

To navigate in avalable commands in project you can use the following command:

make help

It will print all available commands in the project and their description

• cpp-server/ - Container all source files of C++ server
• ctyhon-server/ - Container all source files and build configuration for cython server
• python-server/ - Container all source files of Python server

• make cy-serve: Build and run Cython server
• make cpp-serve: Build and run C++ server
• make py-run: Run Python server

TODO: 📝 Add benchmark