# FastWebHDFS

FastWebHDFS is a high-performance, asynchronous Python client for interacting with Hadoop clusters via WebHDFS, designed for modern, real-time, and AI-driven workloads.

Built with async-first principles, FastWebHDFS provides non-blocking access to HDFS, making it well-suited for MCP (Model Context Protocol) integrations, streaming pipelines, and real-time AI applications that require low-latency and scalable file system operations over Hadoop. The library supports secure Hadoop environments, including Kerberos-enabled and HTTPS-secured WebHDFS clusters, enabling seamless authentication and authorization in enterprise deployments. FastWebHDFS abstracts the complexity of secure WebHDFS communication while preserving fine-grained control over connections, timeouts, and concurrency.

## Key Features

+ Asynchronous WebHDFS client built for high concurrency and low latency
+ Secure cluster support, including Kerberos and HTTPS-enabled Hadoop environments
+ Optimized for AI and real-time workloads, such as MCP-based systems and streaming inference pipelines
+ Modern Python design, compatible with asyncio and popular async frameworks
+ Extensible architecture, with planned support for a rich CLI and advanced tooling
+ Production-ready foundation for large-scale data access over HDFS

## Intended Use Cases

+ Real-time AI systems reading and writing large datasets in HDFS
+ MCP-enabled applications requiring fast, contextual data access
+ Streaming and event-driven pipelines over Hadoop
+ Async microservices interacting with enterprise Hadoop clusters
+ Future CLI-based data exploration and automation workflows
+ FastWebHDFS aims to bridge traditional Hadoop ecosystems with modern, async, and AI-native Python applications—bringing WebHDFS into the era of real-time intelligence.
