Exploring alternative Rust web frameworks

Rocket is a good web framework for the Rust programming language, but sometimes, we require other tools to build a web application. In this section, we are going to explore some alternatives to the Rocket web framework. The alternative frameworks are Actix Web, Tide, and Warp. Let's check the web frameworks one by one.

Actix Web

One good alternative to Rocket is Actix Web (https://actix.rs/). Just like Rocket, Actix Web is a web framework. Originally, it was created on top of the Actix crate, an actor framework. These days, the functionality from Actix is not used anymore as Rust's futures and async/await ecosystem is maturing.

Just like Rocket, Actix Web includes concepts such as routing, request extractor, form handler, response handler, and a middleware system. Actix Web also provides conveniences such as a static file handler, a database connection, templating, and many more.

Let's take a look at a code sample...