I used cowboy initially but then i had to drop it because it did not provide CSRF protection functionality that is provided by plug in phoenix framework . My doubt is that instead of using phoenix, can’t i go for plug+cowboy app. Also, what are the differences when we use cowboy only app vs cowboy+plug app?
what are the differences when we use cowboy only app vs cowboy+plug app?
Performance-wise, almost no difference.
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I believe phoenix is too much for my project. Will i face any performance or functionality lows when i choose plug+cowboy instead of phoenix?
It depends on your project, I think.
Will i face any performance lows
Probably not, since plug+cowboy is usually a bit faster than phoenix+plug+cowboy.
Will i face any functionality lows
If you don’t plan to use channels, controllers, live reload, some browser-specific stuff like html templates and js task runners (brunch), then also probably not.
If you plan to write a web service, and not a web app (whatever that means), then both plug and phoenix will do nicely. I tend to pick plug in such cases though.
