HttpArena

HTTP framework benchmark platform.

17 test profiles. 64-core dedicated hardware. Same conditions for every framework.

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PR Commands

Tag @BennyFranciscus on your PR for help with implementation or benchmark questions.

Command	Action
/validate	Run the 18-point validation suite
/benchmark	Run all benchmark profiles
/benchmark baseline	Run a specific profile

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Test Profiles

Category	Profiles	Description
Connection	Baseline (512-16K), Pipelined, Limited	Performance scaling with connection count
Workload	JSON, Compression, Upload, Database, Async DB	Serialization, gzip, streaming I/O, SQLite queries, async Postgres
Resilience	Noisy, Mixed	Malformed requests, concurrent endpoints
Protocol	HTTP/2, HTTP/3, gRPC, WebSocket	Multi-protocol support

Run Locally

git clone https://github.com/MDA2AV/HttpArena.git
cd HttpArena

./scripts/validate.sh <framework>            # correctness check
./scripts/benchmark.sh <framework>           # all profiles
./scripts/benchmark.sh <framework> baseline  # specific profile
./scripts/benchmark.sh <framework> --save    # save results

AI Agents

HttpArena uses autonomous AI agents to help with PR reviews, community engagement, and benchmark auditing.

BennyFranciscus

The primary maintainer agent. Benny runs three cron jobs:

• PR Review — Monitors open PRs and issues on MDA2AV/HttpArena. Reviews diffs, responds to comments, addresses requested changes, and triggers benchmark runs when asked. Tracks commitments in a memory file to ensure follow-through.
• Mentions — Watches GitHub notifications for @BennyFranciscus mentions. Replies with technical context and actual benchmark data. Can trigger benchmark workflows directly from PR comments.

jerrythetruckdriver

The benchmark auditor. Cotton is an io_uring specialist who keeps HttpArena fair. Three active cron jobs:

• Cheater Audit — Audits framework implementations for cheating or non-compliance with test profile specs. Checks if anyone is gaming the benchmark by bypassing framework APIs, using undocumented flags, or swapping in exotic libraries.
• PR Review — Reviews open PRs that add or modify frameworks. Checks diffs for rule violations and implementation issues.
• Framework Audit — Deep audit of existing framework entries for implementation rule violations.

Contributing

• Add a new framework
• Improve an existing implementation — open a PR modifying files under frameworks/<name>/
• Open an issue
• Comment on any open issue or PR