Ratpack Web Framework
summary
Ratpack is an asynchronous JVM web framework written in Java and optimized for Groovy and Java 8, built on Netty and claiming throughput in the tens of thousands of requests per second and startup times in the milliseconds (sometimes tens of ms). It serializes async work with a promises/execution API that mimics continuations, advertises “blocking 100%” by scheduling IO to thread pools, and ships modules for security, templating, Hystrix, reactive streams, Gradle packaging, testing fixtures with remote control, and Spring Boot integration.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Introduction and overview
- 2:37Ratpack framework basics
- 6:26Non-blocking architecture
- 10:40Handling asynchronous tasks
- 15:18Deterministic execution
- 20:41Modularity and composition
- 24:24Documentation and testing
- 26:11Prototyping with Groovy
- 30:26HTTP verbs and static content
- 35:26Service injection and wiring
- 40:54Understanding handlers
- 48:03Dependency injection with DI
- 59:51Configuration management
- 1:05:08Testing best practices
- 1:14:04Build and distribution
- 1:15:18HTTP streaming and reactivity
- 1:18:56Ecosystem and roadmap
- 1:24:15Q&A
