Tornado (web server)
Tornado is a scalable, non-blocking web server and web application framework written in Python.[2] It was developed for use by FriendFeed; the company was acquired by Facebook in 2009 and Tornado was open-sourced soon after.[3]
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| Original author(s) | FriendFeed |
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| Developer(s) | Ben Darnell, Facebook, Bret Taylor |
| Initial release | 2009 |
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| Repository | Tornado Repository |
| Written in | Python |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Web server |
| License | Apache licence 2.0 |
| Website | www |
Performance
Tornado is noted for its high performance. Its design enables handling a large number of concurrent connections (i.e., tries to solve the "C10k problem").
Modules
- An asynchronous MongoDB driver called Motor.
- CouchDB drivers called corduroy and trombi.
- Asynchronous driver for PostgreSQL wrapping psycopg called Momoko
References
- "Release 6.1.0". 30 October 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "Home - tornado - GitHub". GitHub. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
- "Facebook open-sources real-time FriendFeed facet". CNet. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
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