A Lua Web Server with CGILua support

Xavante

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Overview

Xavante is a Lua Web server that handles HTTP 1.1 requests and uses CGILua 5.0 as the native template engine.

Xavante is free software and uses the same license as Lua 5.0.

Current version

Current version is 1.1 Beta.

Download

Xavante can be downloaded in source code from the LuaForge page

Xavante CVS can also be accessed at LuaForge

History

• [17/Mar/2005] Version 1.1 Beta released
  • First public release
  • Refactored to use Copas
  • Source base merged with luahttpd
  • New configuration file with simpler rules

Component Dependencies

Xavante depends on the following libraries:

• Lua 5
• CGILua 5.0
• Compat-5.1
• Copas 1.0
• LuaFileSystem 1.0
• LuaSocket 2.0
• VEnv 1.0

Portability

The portability of Xavante is determined by LuaFileSystem and LuaSocket. LuaFileSystem can also be rewritten in Lua for increased portability.

Credits

Xavante 1.1 was redesigned and implemented by Javier Guerra and André Carregal. It merged Javier's work with luahttpd and André's work with Copas and Xavante 1.0. luahttpd is now part of Xavante.

Xavante 1.0 was designed and implemented by André Carregal as part of the Kepler Project with contributions from Renato Crivano and Danilo Tuler. Xavante 1.0 development was sponsored by Fábrica Digital and Hands.

Contact us

For more information please contact us. Comments are welcome!