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plug_cowboy

Plug adapter for the Cowboy web server

Latest version: 2.7.2 registry icon
Maintenance score
62
Safety score
100
Popularity score
74
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Security
  Vulnerabilities
Version Suggest Low Medium High Critical
2.7.2 0 0 0 0 0
2.7.1 0 0 0 0 0
2.7.0 0 0 0 0 0
2.6.2 0 0 0 0 0
2.6.1 0 0 0 0 0
2.6.0 0 0 0 0 0
2.5.2 0 0 0 0 0
2.5.1 0 0 0 0 0
2.5.0 0 0 0 0 0
2.4.1 0 0 0 0 0
2.4.0 0 0 0 0 0
2.3.0 0 0 0 0 0
2.2.2 0 0 0 0 0
2.2.1 0 0 0 0 0
2.2.0 0 0 0 0 0
2.1.3 0 0 0 0 0
2.1.2 0 0 0 0 0
2.1.1 0 0 0 0 0
2.1.0 0 0 0 0 0
2.0.2 0 0 0 0 0
2.0.1 0 0 0 0 0
2.0.0 0 0 0 0 0
1.0.0 0 0 0 0 0

Stability
Latest release:

2.7.2 - This version is safe to use because it has no known security vulnerabilities at this time. Find out if your coding project uses this component and get notified of any reported security vulnerabilities with Meterian-X Open Source Security Platform

Licensing

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Apache-2.0   -   Apache License 2.0

Not a wildcard

Not proprietary

OSI Compliant

Plug.Cowboy

Hex.pm Version Build Status

A Plug Adapter for the Erlang Cowboy web server.

Installation

You can use plug_cowboy in your project by adding the dependency:

def deps do
  [
    {:plug_cowboy, "~> 2.0"},
  ]
end

You can then start the adapter with:

Plug.Cowboy.http MyPlug, []

Supervised handlers

The Plug.Cowboy module can be started as part of a supervision tree like so:

defmodule MyApp do
  # See https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/Application.html
  # for more information on OTP Applications
  @moduledoc false

  use Application

  def start(_type, _args) do
    # List all child processes to be supervised
    children = [
      {Plug.Cowboy, scheme: :http, plug: MyApp, port: 4040}
    ]

    # See https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/Supervisor.html
    # for other strategies and supported options
    opts = [strategy: :one_for_one, name: MyApp.Supervisor]
    Supervisor.start_link(children, opts)
  end
end

Contributing

We welcome everyone to contribute to Plug.Cowboy and help us tackle existing issues!

  • Use the issue tracker for bug reports or feature requests.
  • Open a pull request when you are ready to contribute.
  • Do not update the CHANGELOG.md when submitting a pull request.

License

Plug.Cowboy source code is released under Apache License 2.0. Check the LICENSE file for more information.