Java Equivalent of Express.js for REST

• javalin

  1 5,583 9.1 Kotlin

  A simple and modern Java and Kotlin web framework [Moved to: https://github.com/javalin/javalin]

  

  If you want something really small that simply let's you expose REST APIs using plain Java, without the IoC containers, you might want to check out Javalin, Ratpack or Armeria

• Vert.x

  15 13,467 9.1 Java

  Vert.x is a tool-kit for building reactive applications on the JVM

  

  Came here to say this. Vert.x was inspired by Node+Express. It was even originally named NodeX.

• Sonar

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  Write Clean Java Code. Always.. Sonar helps you commit clean code every time. With over 600 unique rules to find Java bugs, code smells & vulnerabilities, Sonar finds the issues while you focus on the work.

  

• Ratpack

  1 1,913 5.6 Java

  Lean & powerful HTTP apps

  

  If you want something really small that simply let's you expose REST APIs using plain Java, without the IoC containers, you might want to check out Javalin, Ratpack or Armeria

• Armeria

  2 4,173 9.4 Java

  Your go-to microservice framework for any situation, from the creator of Netty et al. You can build any type of microservice leveraging your favorite technologies, including gRPC, Thrift, Kotlin, Retrofit, Reactive Streams, Spring Boot and Dropwizard.

  

  If you want something really small that simply let's you expose REST APIs using plain Java, without the IoC containers, you might want to check out Javalin, Ratpack or Armeria

• Quarkus

  55 11,543 9.9 Java

  Quarkus: Supersonic Subatomic Java.

  

  Have you checked out Quarkus?

• Jooby

  5 1,538 7.3 Java

  The modular web framework for Java and Kotlin

  

  Jooby I think is the best bet. https://jooby.io/ watch out for jooby dot org I think someone sniped the domain.

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