Vex — Fast. Simple. Professional.

A modern C++ utility library focused on performance, simplicity, and professional-grade tooling.

Vex is a modern C++ utility library. It provides thread-safe logging, thread pool management, and networking modules out of the box. Vex is modular, so you can enable only the features you need.

Features

• 🚀 Zero-overhead

• ⚡ High-performance

• 🛠 Minimal, header-only

• Logger: Thread-safe singleton logging system with Info, Warning, and Error levels.

• ThreadPool: Flexible thread pool for parallel task execution.

• Networking: TCP server and client for asynchronous communication.

• Modular CMake: Select which modules to build: Logger, ThreadPool, Networking.

• Expandable: Easily add new modules (database, serialization, etc.) without breaking existing code.

Directory Structure

vex/
├── CMakeLists.txt
├── include/vex/ # Public headers
├── src/ # Source files
├── examples/ # Usage examples
└── tests/ # Unit tests

Build Instructions

1. Clone the repository

git clone <your-repo-url> vex
cd vex

2. Configure the build

• Build all modules (default):

cmake -S . -B build

• Build specific modules only:

cmake -S . -B build \
  -DBUILD_LOGGER=ON \
  -DBUILD_THREADPOOL=OFF \
  -DBUILD_NETWORKING=ON

3. Build

cmake --build build

4. Run examples

./build/examples/example_logger
./build/examples/example_network

Install (Optional)

To install headers and library system-wide:

cmake --install build --prefix /usr/local

This will install:

• libvex.a → /usr/local/lib
• include/vex/* → /usr/local/include/vex

Quick Start

#include "vex/vex.h"

int main() {
#ifdef BUILD_LOGGER
    auto &logger = ::vexLogger::instance();
    logger.log(::vexLogLevel::Info, "Vex Logger is working!");
#endif

#ifdef BUILD_THREADPOOL
    ::vexThreadPool pool(4);
    pool.enqueue([]{ /* your task */ });
#endif

#ifdef BUILD_NETWORKING
    ::vexTCPClient client("127.0.0.1", 8080);
    client.connectToServer();
#endif

    return 0;
}

Dependencies

• C++17 or newer
• POSIX-compliant system (Linux/macOS) for Networking module (Windows requires Winsock adjustments)
• CMake >= 3.16