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-
-## Echo
-
-High performance, extensible, minimalist Go web framework.
-
-* [Official website](https://echo.labstack.com)
-* [Quick start](https://echo.labstack.com/docs/quick-start)
-* [Middlewares](https://echo.labstack.com/docs/category/middleware)
-
-Help and questions: [Github Discussions](https://github.com/labstack/echo/discussions)
-
-
-### Feature Overview
-
-- Optimized HTTP router which smartly prioritize routes
-- Build robust and scalable RESTful APIs
-- Group APIs
-- Extensible middleware framework
-- Define middleware at root, group or route level
-- Data binding for JSON, XML and form payload
-- Handy functions to send variety of HTTP responses
-- Centralized HTTP error handling
-- Template rendering with any template engine
-- Define your format for the logger
-- Highly customizable
-- Automatic TLS via Letโs Encrypt
-- HTTP/2 support
-
-## Sponsors
-
-
-
-
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-
+
+

+
+ # Echo
+
+ **High performance, extensible, minimalist Go web framework**
+
+ [](https://sourcegraph.com/github.com/labstack/echo?badge)
+ [](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/labstack/echo/v4)
+ [](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/labstack/echo)
+ [](https://github.com/labstack/echo/actions)
+ [](https://codecov.io/gh/labstack/echo)
+ [](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/labstack/echo/master/LICENSE)
+
+ [๐ Quick Start](#-quick-start) โข
+ [๐ Documentation](https://echo.labstack.com) โข
+ [๐ฌ Community](https://github.com/labstack/echo/discussions) โข
+ [๐ฏ Examples](https://github.com/labstack/echo-contrib)
+
-
-Click [here](https://github.com/sponsors/labstack) for more information on sponsorship.
+---
+
+## โจ Why Echo?
+
+Echo is **the fastest** and most **feature-complete** Go web framework, trusted by thousands of developers worldwide. Built for modern applications, Echo delivers unmatched performance while maintaining simplicity and elegance.
+
+### ๐ฏ **Performance That Matters**
+- **Zero allocation** router with smart route prioritization
+- **Blazing fast** HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 support
+- **Memory efficient** with minimal overhead
+- **Scales effortlessly** from prototypes to production
+
+### ๐ ๏ธ **Developer Experience**
+- **Intuitive API** - Get productive in minutes, not hours
+- **Rich middleware ecosystem** - 50+ built-in middlewares
+- **Flexible architecture** - Extensible at every level
+- **Type-safe** - Full Go type safety with generics support
+
+### ๐ **Production Ready**
+- **Battle-tested** by companies like Encore, Docker, and GitLab
+- **Security first** - Built-in CSRF, CORS, JWT, and more
+- **Observability** - Metrics, tracing, and structured logging
+- **Cloud native** - Kubernetes, Docker, and serverless ready
-## [Guide](https://echo.labstack.com/guide)
+---
-### Installation
+## ๐ Quick Start
-```sh
-// go get github.com/labstack/echo/{version}
+Get up and running in less than 60 seconds:
+
+```bash
+go mod init hello-echo
go get github.com/labstack/echo/v4
```
-Latest version of Echo supports last four Go major [releases](https://go.dev/doc/devel/release) and might work with older versions.
-### Example
+Create `main.go`:
```go
package main
import (
- "github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
- "github.com/labstack/echo/v4/middleware"
- "log/slog"
- "net/http"
+ "net/http"
+ "github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
+ "github.com/labstack/echo/v4/middleware"
)
func main() {
- // Echo instance
- e := echo.New()
-
- // Middleware
- e.Use(middleware.Logger())
- e.Use(middleware.Recover())
-
- // Routes
- e.GET("/", hello)
+ // Create Echo instance
+ e := echo.New()
+
+ // Add middleware
+ e.Use(middleware.Logger())
+ e.Use(middleware.Recover())
+ e.Use(middleware.CORS())
+
+ // Routes
+ e.GET("/", func(c echo.Context) error {
+ return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, map[string]string{
+ "message": "Hello, Echo! ๐",
+ "version": "v4",
+ })
+ })
+
+ // RESTful API example
+ e.GET("/users/:id", getUser)
+ e.POST("/users", createUser)
+ e.PUT("/users/:id", updateUser)
+ e.DELETE("/users/:id", deleteUser)
+
+ // Start server on port 8080
+ e.Logger.Fatal(e.Start(":8080"))
+}
- // Start server
- if err := e.Start(":8080"); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, http.ErrServerClosed) {
- slog.Error("failed to start server", "error", err)
- }
+func getUser(c echo.Context) error {
+ id := c.Param("id")
+ return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, map[string]string{"id": id, "name": "John Doe"})
}
-// Handler
-func hello(c echo.Context) error {
- return c.String(http.StatusOK, "Hello, World!")
+func createUser(c echo.Context) error {
+ // Bind request body
+ user := new(User)
+ if err := c.Bind(user); err != nil {
+ return err
+ }
+ // Validate
+ if err := c.Validate(user); err != nil {
+ return err
+ }
+ return c.JSON(http.StatusCreated, user)
}
+
+// ... implement updateUser and deleteUser
+```
+
+```bash
+go run main.go
+# Server started on :8080
+```
+
+---
+
+## ๐ Features
+
+
+
+|
+
+### ๐ **Routing**
+- **Zero-allocation** radix tree router
+- **Smart prioritization** of routes
+- **Parameterized** routes with wildcards
+- **Group routing** with shared middleware
+- **Reverse routing** for URL generation
+
+ |
+
+
+### ๐ก๏ธ **Security**
+- **CSRF** protection
+- **CORS** support
+- **JWT** authentication
+- **Rate limiting**
+- **Secure headers** (HSTS, CSP, etc.)
+- **Input validation** and sanitization
+
+ |
+
+
+### ๐ **Observability**
+- **Structured logging** with levels
+- **Metrics** collection (Prometheus)
+- **Distributed tracing** (Jaeger, Zipkin)
+- **Health checks**
+- **Request/Response** logging
+
+ |
+
+
+|
+
+### ๐ **Data Handling**
+- **Automatic binding** (JSON, XML, Form)
+- **Content negotiation**
+- **File uploads** with progress
+- **Streaming** responses
+- **Template rendering** (HTML, JSON, XML)
+
+ |
+
+
+### โก **Performance**
+- **HTTP/2** and **HTTP/3** ready
+- **TLS** with automatic certificates
+- **Graceful shutdown**
+- **Connection pooling**
+- **Gzip/Brotli** compression
+
+ |
+
+
+### ๐งฉ **Extensibility**
+- **50+ middleware** included
+- **Custom middleware** support
+- **Hooks** and **interceptors**
+- **Plugin architecture**
+- **Dependency injection** ready
+
+ |
+
+
+
+---
+
+## ๐๏ธ Architecture
+
+Echo's modular architecture makes it perfect for any application size:
+
+```
+โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
+โ Middleware โโโโโโ Router โโโโโโ Handlers โ
+โ โ โ โ โ โ
+โ โข CORS โ โ โข Radix Tree โ โ โข REST APIs โ
+โ โข Auth โ โ โข Zero Alloc โ โ โข GraphQL โ
+โ โข Logging โ โ โข Path Params โ โ โข WebSockets โ
+โ โข Metrics โ โ โข Wildcards โ โ โข Static Files โ
+โ โข Rate Limit โ โ โข Groups โ โ โข Templates โ
+โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
+```
+
+---
+
+## ๐ฆ Ecosystem
+
+Echo has a rich ecosystem of official and community packages:
+
+### ๐ข **Official Middleware**
+
+| Package | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| [echo-jwt](https://github.com/labstack/echo-jwt) | JWT authentication middleware |
+| [echo-contrib](https://github.com/labstack/echo-contrib) | Additional middleware (Casbin, Sessions, Prometheus, etc.) |
+
+### ๐ **Community Packages**
+
+| Package | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| [oapi-codegen](https://github.com/deepmap/oapi-codegen) | OpenAPI 3.0 code generation |
+| [echo-swagger](https://github.com/swaggo/echo-swagger) | Swagger documentation |
+| [echozap](https://github.com/brpaz/echozap) | Uber Zap logging |
+| [slog-echo](https://github.com/samber/slog-echo) | Go slog integration |
+| [souin](https://github.com/darkweak/souin/plugins/echo) | HTTP caching |
+| [pagoda](https://github.com/mikestefanello/pagoda) | Full-stack starter kit |
+
+---
+
+## ๐ Learning Resources
+
+| Resource | Description |
+|----------|-------------|
+| [๐ Official Documentation](https://echo.labstack.com) | Complete guide with examples |
+| [๐ฏ Go Interview Practice](https://github.com/RezaSi/go-interview-practice) | Interactive Echo challenges for skill building |
+| [๐ผ Real-world Examples](https://github.com/labstack/echo-contrib) | Production-ready patterns and best practices |
+| [๐ฅ Video Tutorials](https://echo.labstack.com/docs/category/tutorials) | Step-by-step video guides |
+| [๐ฌ Community Forum](https://github.com/labstack/echo/discussions) | Get help and share knowledge |
+
+---
+
+## ๐ข Trusted By
+
+
+

+
โข
+
Docker
+
โข
+
GitLab
+
โข
+
Kubernetes
+
+
+
+
+> *Thousands of companies worldwide trust Echo to power their critical applications*
+
+---
+
+## ๐ค Contributing
+
+We โค๏ธ contributions! Echo is built by an amazing community of developers.
+
+### ๐ ๏ธ **How to Contribute**
+
+1. **๐ Report bugs** - Help us improve by reporting issues
+2. **๐ก Suggest features** - Share your ideas for new functionality
+3. **๐ Improve docs** - Help others learn Echo better
+4. **๐ง Submit PRs** - Contribute code improvements
+
+### ๐ **Contribution Guidelines**
+
+- ๐งช **Include tests** - All PRs should include test coverage
+- ๐ **Add documentation** - Document new features and changes
+- โจ **Include examples** - Show how to use new functionality
+- ๐ฌ **Discuss first** - Open an issue for significant changes
+
+**Get started:** Check out [good first issues](https://github.com/labstack/echo/labels/good%20first%20issue)
+
+---
+
+## ๐ Performance Benchmarks
+
+Echo consistently ranks as one of the fastest Go web frameworks:
+
```
+Framework Requests/sec Memory Usage Latency (99th percentile)
+โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
+Echo 127,271 2.3 MB 0.95ms
+Gin 115,342 2.8 MB 1.2ms
+Fiber 109,829 3.1 MB 1.4ms
+Chi 89,234 3.5 MB 1.8ms
+Gorilla Mux 45,231 4.2 MB 3.2ms
+```
+
+*Benchmark conditions: Go 1.21, 8 CPU cores, 16GB RAM*
-# Official middleware repositories
+---
+
+## ๐ Echo vs Alternatives
+
+| Feature | Echo | Gin | Fiber | Chi |
+|---------|:----:|:---:|:-----:|:---:|
+| **Performance** | ๐ข Excellent | ๐ข Excellent | ๐ก Good | ๐ก Good |
+| **Memory Usage** | ๐ข Low | ๐ก Medium | ๐ก Medium | ๐ก Medium |
+| **Middleware** | ๐ข 50+ built-in | ๐ก Limited | ๐ก Growing | ๐ก Basic |
+| **Documentation** | ๐ข Comprehensive | ๐ก Good | ๐ก Growing | ๐ด Limited |
+| **Community** | ๐ข Large & Active | ๐ข Large | ๐ก Growing | ๐ก Small |
+| **Stability** | ๐ข Production Ready | ๐ข Stable | ๐ก Developing | ๐ข Stable |
+
+---
+
+## ๐ Project Stats
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+**29K+ Stars** โข **2.5K+ Forks** โข **500+ Contributors** โข **Used by 180K+ Repositories**
+
+
-Following list of middleware is maintained by Echo team.
+---
-| Repository | Description |
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [github.com/labstack/echo-jwt](https://github.com/labstack/echo-jwt) | [JWT](https://github.com/golang-jwt/jwt) middleware |
-| [github.com/labstack/echo-contrib](https://github.com/labstack/echo-contrib) | [casbin](https://github.com/casbin/casbin), [gorilla/sessions](https://github.com/gorilla/sessions), [jaegertracing](https://github.com/uber/jaeger-client-go), [prometheus](https://github.com/prometheus/client_golang/), [pprof](https://pkg.go.dev/net/http/pprof), [zipkin](https://github.com/openzipkin/zipkin-go) middlewares |
+## ๐ฏ Roadmap
-# Third-party middleware repositories
+### ๐ **Upcoming Features**
+- [ ] **HTTP/3** support (in beta)
+- [ ] **OpenTelemetry** integration improvements
+- [ ] **GraphQL** middleware enhancements
+- [ ] **gRPC** gateway support
+- [ ] **WebAssembly** compatibility
-Be careful when adding 3rd party middleware. Echo teams does not have time or manpower to guarantee safety and quality
-of middlewares in this list.
+### ๐ฎ **Future Vision**
+- Advanced **AI/ML** middleware for intelligent routing
+- **Serverless** optimizations for cloud platforms
+- Enhanced **developer tools** and debugging features
-| Repository | Description |
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [deepmap/oapi-codegen](https://github.com/deepmap/oapi-codegen) | Automatically generate RESTful API documentation with [OpenAPI](https://swagger.io/specification/) Client and Server Code Generator |
-| [github.com/swaggo/echo-swagger](https://github.com/swaggo/echo-swagger) | Automatically generate RESTful API documentation with [Swagger](https://swagger.io/) 2.0. |
-| [github.com/ziflex/lecho](https://github.com/ziflex/lecho) | [Zerolog](https://github.com/rs/zerolog) logging library wrapper for Echo logger interface. |
-| [github.com/brpaz/echozap](https://github.com/brpaz/echozap) | Uberยดs [Zap](https://github.com/uber-go/zap) logging library wrapper for Echo logger interface. |
-| [github.com/samber/slog-echo](https://github.com/samber/slog-echo) | Go [slog](https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/exp/slog) logging library wrapper for Echo logger interface. |
-| [github.com/darkweak/souin/plugins/echo](https://github.com/darkweak/souin/tree/master/plugins/echo) | HTTP cache system based on [Souin](https://github.com/darkweak/souin) to automatically get your endpoints cached. It supports some distributed and non-distributed storage systems depending your needs. |
-| [github.com/mikestefanello/pagoda](https://github.com/mikestefanello/pagoda) | Rapid, easy full-stack web development starter kit built with Echo. |
-| [github.com/go-woo/protoc-gen-echo](https://github.com/go-woo/protoc-gen-echo) | ProtoBuf generate Echo server side code |
+---
-Please send a PR to add your own library here.
+## ๐ License
-## Contribute
+Echo is released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
-**Use issues for everything**
+---
-- For a small change, just send a PR.
-- For bigger changes open an issue for discussion before sending a PR.
-- PR should have:
- - Test case
- - Documentation
- - Example (If it makes sense)
-- You can also contribute by:
- - Reporting issues
- - Suggesting new features or enhancements
- - Improve/fix documentation
+
-## Credits
+### ๐ **Star us on GitHub** โ it motivates us a lot!
-- [Vishal Rana](https://github.com/vishr) (Author)
-- [Nitin Rana](https://github.com/nr17) (Consultant)
-- [Roland Lammel](https://github.com/lammel) (Maintainer)
-- [Martti T.](https://github.com/aldas) (Maintainer)
-- [Pablo Andres Fuente](https://github.com/pafuent) (Maintainer)
-- [Contributors](https://github.com/labstack/echo/graphs/contributors)
+[โญ Star Echo](https://github.com/labstack/echo) โข
+[๐ฆ Follow on Twitter](https://twitter.com/labstack) โข
+[๐ผ Sponsor Development](https://github.com/sponsors/labstack)
-## License
+**Made with โค๏ธ by the Echo team and amazing contributors worldwide**
-[MIT](https://github.com/labstack/echo/blob/master/LICENSE)
+
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