Apex is Netlify's Core C++ library. In addition to providing shims for upcoming C++ standards library features, it also provides several modules for types that can't be standardized. Below is a non-exhaustive list of features, as well as basic instructions for getting started building. Unlike many C++ libraries, Apex is compiled and only used as a static library.
Apex is currently available under the Apache 2.0 License.
Apex currently targets C++20 and Linux. We only test and use it on Ubuntu.
Additionally, we stay up to date with a recent version of CMake. The current
mininimum version is CMake 3.16. We also only run the build with ninja.
The CMake file is setup in such a way that Apex can also be used via
add_subdirectory, making it possible to acquire via FetchContent during a
build.
To configure Apex, run the following command
cmake -Bbuild -S. -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=ReleaseAdditional options can be set via -D<OPTION>=<VALUE>. These are documented
elsewhere.
Run the following command to build Apex
cmake --build buildApex will pull its dependencies in via FetchContent. The CMake documentation has more information on hooking into or changing dependencies.