# cat config.ru
require "roda"

class App < Roda
  route do |r|
    # GET / request
    r.root do
      r.redirect "/hello"
    end

    # /hello branch
    r.on "hello" do
      # Set variable for all routes in /hello branch
      @greeting = 'Hello'

      # GET /hello/world request
      r.get "world" do
        "#{@greeting} world!"
      end

      # /hello request
      r.is do
        # GET /hello request
        r.get do
          "#{@greeting}!"
        end

        # POST /hello request
        r.post do
          puts "Someone said #{@greeting}!"
          r.redirect
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

run App.freeze.app

A Modular, Scalable Ruby Framework

  • Built on Rack

    Ruby's de facto webserver interface.

  • Flexible Architecture

    Any design pattern for any application.

  • Rich Set of Included Plugins

    Tools for every aspect of web development.

  • Simple, Reliable API

    Currently at version 3.38.0

  • Security Focused

    Encrypted sessions, per-form CSRF tokens.

  • Streaming Views & Assets

    Mailers, JSON APIs, and more...

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Roda compares favorably with other popular Ruby web frameworks.
The following benchmarks are taken from GitHub

Serve More Requests

rack
15839 req/sec
roda
11776 req/sec
hanami
10247 req/sec
sinatra
3977 req/sec
grape
2937 req/sec
rails api
1211 req/sec

Use Less Memory

rack
2920 KB
roda
3608 KB
hanami
4880 KB
sinatra
12512 KB
grape
20800 KB
rails api
28017 KB

Compare to Sinatra

Roda aims to take the ease of development and understanding that Sinatra brings, and enable it to scale to support the development of large web applications.

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