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Rust - Setting Up a Localhost with Warp and Tokio

Warp

Warp is a super-easy, composable, web server framework for warp speeds. Thanks to its Filter system, Warp provides these out of the box:
Warp is a web server framework that can be used in Rust. It provides a simple and efficient way to handle web requests, using a composable and flexible filter system for routing and request handling.

Tokio

Tokio is an asynchronous runtime for the Rust programming language. It provides the building blocks needed for writing network applications. It gives the flexibility to target a wide range of systems, from large servers with dozens of cores to small embedded devices.
Tokio is a library that provides asynchronous (async) support for Rust. It is primarily used for network-related tasks, such as handling asynchronous network requests, which makes it ideal for high-performance web services.

Setting Up a Localhost API with Rust

This article was used as a reference to build the API with Rust, Warp, and Tokio.
This GitHub repository contains a sample project that demonstrates how to build a RESTful API using Rust, Warp, and Tokio, allowing you to set up a simple localhost API server with Rust.

This guide should give you a foundation for building a fast and efficient web server in Rust using Warp and Tokio, both of which provide powerful tools for handling asynchronous tasks and web requests.
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