Glimr

A type-safe web framework for Gleam that brings functional programming elegance and developer productivity to web development.

About Glimr

Note: This repository contains the core code of the Glimr framework. If you want to build an application using Glimr, visit the main Glimr repository.

Features

• Type-Safe Routing - Express-style routing with compile-time safety and route parameter extraction
• Middleware System - Composable middleware at the route and group level
• Middleware Groups - Separate handling for web and API routes with appropriate error responses
• Context System - Type-safe dependency injection throughout your application
• Builder Pattern - Fluent, chainable API for defining routes
• Route Grouping - Group routes by middleware, path prefix, or name prefix

Installation

Add Glimr to your Gleam project:

gleam add glimr

Getting Started

For a complete application structure with controllers, middleware, and configuration, check out the Glimr starter project.

Learn More

• Framework Repository - Core framework code
• Gleam Documentation - Learn Gleam
• Wisp Documentation - Web server library

Built With

Glimr is built on top of these excellent Gleam libraries:

• Wisp - The web server foundation that powers Glimr’s HTTP handling
• gleam_http - HTTP types and utilities
• gleam_json - JSON encoding and decoding
• gleam_stdlib - Gleam’s standard library

Special thanks to the Gleam community for building such an awesome ecosystem!

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

The Glimr framework is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.

Credits

Glimr is inspired by Laravel and other modern web frameworks, adapted for Gleam’s functional programming paradigm.