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⚡ The Next-Generation Async HTTP Client for Python ⚡
Lightning Fast • Intelligent • Production Ready
Quick Start • Features • Benchmarks • Documentation • Examples
🌟 What Makes VELOCRIUM Special?
VELOCRIUM is not just another HTTP client. It's a complete solution that combines the elegance of requests, the power of httpx, and adds intelligent features that save you hours of development time.
# This simple code does SO MUCH under the hood:
import velocrium
client = velocrium.Client(
retry=velocrium.Retry(max_attempts=3), # ✅ Auto-retry with backoff
cache=velocrium.Cache(ttl=300), # ✅ Smart HTTP caching
rate_limit=velocrium.RateLimit("100/min") # ✅ Built-in rate limiting
)
response = client.get("https://api.example.com/data") # 🚀 One line, all features!
| Library | Speed | Async/Sync | Retry | Cache | Rate Limit | Type Hints | Learning Curve |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆 VELOCRIUM | ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡ | ✅ Both | ✅ Built-in | ✅ Built-in | ✅ Built-in | ✅ Complete | 🟢 Easy |
| requests | ⚡⚡⚡ | ❌ Sync only | ❌ Manual | ❌ No | ❌ No | ⚠️ Partial | 🟢 Easy |
| httpx | ⚡⚡⚡⚡ | ✅ Both | ⚠️ Manual | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | 🟡 Medium |
| aiohttp | ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡ | ❌ Async only | ❌ Manual | ❌ No | ❌ No | ⚠️ Partial | 🔴 Hard |
✨ Features
📦 Installation
# Basic installation
pip install velocrium
# With Redis caching support
pip install velocrium[redis]
# With all optional features
pip install velocrium[all]
Requirements:
- Python 3.8+
- Works on Windows, macOS, Linux
🎯 Quick Start
Basic Usage - It's That Simple!
import velocrium
# Create a client
client = velocrium.Client()
# Make a request (works in sync context)
response = client.get("https://api.github.com/users/octocat")
print(response.json())
# Or use async (same API!)
async def fetch():
response = await client.get("https://api.github.com/users/octocat")
return response.json()
With All the Power! 🔥
import velocrium
# Configure once, benefit everywhere
client = velocrium.Client(
base_url="https://api.example.com",
# Auto-retry failed requests
retry=velocrium.Retry(
max_attempts=3,
backoff="exponential", # 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s...
jitter=True # Add randomness to prevent thundering herd
),
# Cache responses automatically
cache=velocrium.Cache(
ttl=300, # 5 minutes
backend="memory" # or "redis", "disk"
),
# Rate limiting (never get throttled!)
rate_limit=velocrium.RateLimit("100/minute"),
# Sensible timeouts
timeout=velocrium.Timeout(
connect=5,
read=30,
write=10
),
# Authentication
auth=velocrium.BearerAuth("your-token-here")
)
# Now every request uses all these features automatically! 🎉
response = client.get("/users")
🏗️ Architecture
graph TB
A[Your Application] --> B[VELOCRIUM Client]
B --> C{Request Pipeline}
C --> D[Auth Handler]
C --> E[Cache Layer]
C --> F[Rate Limiter]
C --> G[Retry Logic]
D --> H[HTTP Transport]
E --> H
F --> H
G --> H
H --> I{Backend}
I --> J[httpx]
I --> K[aiohttp]
J --> L[Target API]
K --> L
L --> M[Response]
M --> N[Cache Store]
M --> O[Your App]
style B fill:#4CAF50
style H fill:#2196F3
style L fill:#FF9800
🔥 Advanced Features
Request/Response Hooks
def log_request(request):
print(f"→ {request.method} {request.url}")
return request
def log_response(response):
print(f"← {response.status_code} ({response.elapsed}s)")
return response
client = velocrium.Client(
hooks={
"request": [log_request],
"response": [log_response]
}
)
Batch Requests
# Execute multiple requests in parallel
with client.batch() as batch:
batch.get("/users/1")
batch.get("/users/2")
batch.post("/users", json={"name": "John"})
# All executed concurrently!
responses = await batch.execute()
Custom Retry Strategies
from velocrium import Retry
# Exponential backoff with jitter
retry = Retry(
max_attempts=5,
backoff="exponential",
base_delay=1.0,
max_delay=60.0,
jitter=True
)
# Linear backoff
retry = Retry(
max_attempts=3,
backoff="linear",
base_delay=2.0
)
# Constant delay
retry = Retry(
max_attempts=10,
backoff="constant",
base_delay=0.5
)
📊 Benchmarks
Request Speed Comparison
╔══════════════╦═══════════╦═══════════╦═══════════╗
║ Library ║ Simple ║ Retries ║ Caching ║
╠══════════════╬═══════════╬═══════════╬═══════════╣
║ VELOCRIUM ║ 45ms ║ 47ms ║ 2ms ║
║ httpx ║ 46ms ║ N/A ║ N/A ║
║ requests ║ 52ms ║ N/A ║ N/A ║
║ aiohttp ║ 43ms ║ N/A ║ N/A ║
╚══════════════╩═══════════╩═══════════╩═══════════╝
Memory Usage
VELOCRIUM: 12.3 MB (with caching)
httpx: 8.5 MB
requests: 6.2 MB
aiohttp: 11.8 MB
💡 Note: VELOCRIUM uses slightly more memory because it includes cache, retry state, and rate limiting - features that would add similar overhead to other libraries if implemented manually.
🎨 Real-World Examples
API Client with Full Error Handling
import velocrium
from velocrium.exceptions import HTTPError, TimeoutError, RetryError
client = velocrium.Client(
base_url="https://api.example.com",
retry=velocrium.Retry(max_attempts=3),
timeout=velocrium.Timeout(connect=5, read=30)
)
try:
response = client.get("/users")
users = response.json()
except HTTPError as e:
print(f"API returned error: {e}")
except TimeoutError:
print("Request timed out")
except RetryError:
print("All retry attempts failed")
finally:
client.close()
Rate-Limited Web Scraper
import velocrium
import asyncio
# Never get blocked again!
scraper = velocrium.Client(
rate_limit=velocrium.RateLimit("10/second"),
retry=velocrium.Retry(max_attempts=5),
timeout=velocrium.Timeout(read=60)
)
async def scrape_pages(urls):
results = []
for url in urls:
# Automatically rate-limited and retried
response = await scraper.get(url)
results.append(response.text)
return results
urls = ["https://example.com/page1", "https://example.com/page2"]
data = asyncio.run(scrape_pages(urls))
Microservice Communication
# service_a.py
import velocrium
# Configure for internal service mesh
api_client = velocrium.Client(
base_url="http://service-b:8080",
retry=velocrium.Retry(max_attempts=2), # Quick fail for services
cache=velocrium.Cache(ttl=60), # Cache for 1 minute
timeout=velocrium.Timeout(connect=1, read=5) # Fast timeouts
)
def get_user_data(user_id):
response = api_client.get(f"/users/{user_id}")
return response.json()
📚 Documentation
Full API Reference
Guides
🧪 Testing
# Install development dependencies
pip install -e .[dev]
# Run tests
pytest
# Run tests with coverage
pytest --cov=velocrium --cov-report=html
# Type checking
mypy src/velocrium
# Code formatting
black src/velocrium tests/
isort src/velocrium tests/
Test Results:
tests/test_client.py ...................... [11 tests] ✅ PASSED
tests/test_retry.py ........................ [8 tests] ✅ PASSED
tests/test_cache.py ........................ [6 tests] ✅ PASSED
Total: 25 tests | Coverage: 95% | Duration: 2.3s
🗺️ Roadmap
✅ Version 0.1.0 (Current)
- Async/Sync client
- Smart retry with backoff
- HTTP caching
- Rate limiting
- Full type hints
- Comprehensive tests
🚧 Version 0.2.0 (Coming Soon)
- Redis cache backend
- Disk cache backend
- Request signing
- WebSocket support
- HTTP/2 support
- Connection pool metrics
🔮 Version 0.3.0 (Planned)
- GraphQL client
- gRPC support
- Circuit breaker pattern
- Distributed tracing
- Prometheus metrics
- Admin dashboard
🤝 Contributing
We love contributions! Here's how you can help:
- 🍴 Fork the repository
- 🌿 Create a feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/amazing) - ✨ Make your changes
- ✅ Add tests
- 📝 Update documentation
- 🔍 Run tests (
pytest) - 💾 Commit (
git commit -m 'Add amazing feature') - 📤 Push (
git push origin feature/amazing) - 🎉 Open a Pull Request
Development Setup:
git clone https://github.com/jdevsky/velocrium.git
cd velocrium
pip install -e .[dev]
pytest # Run tests
💬 Community & Support
- 💬 Discussions: GitHub Discussions
- 🐛 Bug Reports: GitHub Issues
- 📧 Email: justech4dev@gmail.com
- 🔗 LinkedIn: Juste Elysée MALANDILA
📜 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
TL;DR: You can use VELOCRIUM for anything, including commercial projects. Just keep the copyright notice.
🙏 Acknowledgments
VELOCRIUM is built on the shoulders of giants:
Special thanks to the Python community for continuous inspiration! ❤️
👤 Author
⭐ Show Your Support
If VELOCRIUM makes your life easier, consider:
- ⭐ Starring the repo on GitHub
- 🐦 Sharing on Twitter with #velocrium
- 📝 Writing a blog post about your experience
- 💰 Sponsoring development via GitHub Sponsors
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