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A network library for client/server games written in C++

License: BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License

C++ 25.11% Lua 0.64% C 73.01% Batchfile 0.03% Go 0.37% Dockerfile 0.15% CMake 0.70%

yojimbo's Introduction

yojimbo

yojimbo is a network library for client/server games written in C++.

It's designed around the networking requirements of competitive multiplayer games like first person shooters.

It has the following features:

Cryptographically secure authentication via connect tokens
Client/server connection management and timeouts
Encrypted and signed packets sent over UDP
Packet fragmentation and reassembly
Reliable-ordered messages and data blocks
Estimates of packet loss, latency and bandwidth usage

yojimbo is stable and production ready.

Source Code

You can get the latest source code by cloning it from github:

  git clone https://github.com/networkprotocol/yojimbo.git

After cloning, make sure to run this command to populate the netcode.io and reliable.io submodules:

  git submodule update --init --recursive

Alternatively, you can download one of the latest releases

Author

The author of this library is Glenn Fiedler.

Other open source libraries by the same author include: netcode and reliable

Glenn is now the founder and CEO of Network Next. Network Next is a radically new way to link networks together, it's a new internet for games, one where networks compete on performance and price to carry your game's traffic. Check it out at https://networknext.com