Turbo Build

Build TurboAPI Zig Backend

Steps

1. Build turbonet:

uv run --python 3.14t python zig/build_turbonet.py --install $ARGUMENTS

2. Verify the build:

uv run --python 3.14t python -c "from turboapi import turbonet; print(turbonet.hello())"

Dependencies (auto-fetched via build.zig.zon)

• dhi (justrach/dhi) — Zig-native JSON validation
• pg.zig (justrach/pg.zig) — Zig-native Postgres client with SIMD + pgvector

Common issues

• "Native core not available": Rebuild with the command above
• dhi hash mismatch: cd zig && zig fetch --save "https://github.com/justrach/dhi/archive/refs/heads/main.tar.gz"
• pg.zig hash mismatch: cd zig && zig fetch --save "git+https://github.com/justrach/pg.zig#master"
• Missing Python 3.14t: uv python install 3.14t
• Missing Zig 0.15+: brew install zig or download from ziglang.org

Build modes

• --install: Copy .so into python/turboapi/ (required for dev)
• --release: ReleaseFast optimizations (for benchmarks/production)
• No flags: Compile check only

What gets built

Output: python/turboapi/turbonet.{suffix}.so containing:

• HTTP server (server.zig) — 24-thread pool, keep-alive, CORS
• Router (router.zig) — radix trie with path params + wildcards
• dhi validator (dhi_validator.zig) — pre-GIL JSON validation
• DB layer (db.zig) — pg.zig pool, cache, prepared statements
• pg.zig fork — SIMD JSON escaping, pgvector, writeJsonRow