Swift-Aria2

An exploration of what a Swift-shaped interface to the C++ libaria2 download engine can feel like.

Source on GitHub ↗

THE IDEA

Cross the language boundary once.

The wrapper concentrates C++ interoperability at a deliberate seam, then exposes sessions and tasks in vocabulary familiar to Swift developers.

THE SCOPE

HTTP, FTP, SFTP, and BitTorrent capabilities make aria2 unusually rich source material for studying ownership and API translation.