Best method to create a c++ app to communicate with nginx
I need to write a C++ interface that can read our data structure and provide the o/p based on query using http protocol.
Server Need
It should be able to serve 100 clients at the same time.
Why C++
All code is already written in C++. So we need to just write a http layer in C++. That's why I am choosing C++ instead of a more conventional web-programming language.
I am thinking to use nginx to serve static files and use its proxy pass to communicate with C++.
There are two approaches I have found:
Write a FastCGI c++ module.
Write a node.js c++ module.
Please just any other suggestion if you have
Can you please list the pros and cons for each method based on prior experience?
Answer
No one here seems to have addressed the actual question, though some nice work arounds have been offered. I've been able to build C++ modules for nginx with a couple of minor changes.
- Change the module source file name to end with .cpp so gcc realizes it is dealing with C++.
- Make sure all your nginx includes (e.g. ngx_config.h, ngx_core.h, etc.) are wrapped with an extern "C" { } structure. Similarly make sure any functions called through nginx function pointers are declared with a wrapper.
- Add --with-ld-opt="-lstdc++" to your "configure" invocation when setting up nginx.
With those three steps your module should compile, build, link, and actually work.