Overview

xin

A fabulous API router. Pronounced “zen”.

Built on top of xi, it’s main focus is handling Requests and Responses.

Features include support for:

• Middleware
• Route & Method hooks
• JSX
• Standard Schema data validation
• OpenAPI
• Scalar-powered API docs
• Typed client generation

Middleware vs Hooks vs Handlers

xin’s philosophy is that middleware, hooks, and handlers are different.

Middleware:

• have access to all requests and responses
• can return a response

Hooks:

• have access to a specific route’s request
• cannot return a response

Handlers:

• have access to a specific route’s request
• must return a response