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-# actix-http
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+# Actix Http [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/fafhrd91/actix-http.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/fafhrd91/actix-http)
+
+Actix http is a http framework for Actix framework.
+
+* [API Documentation](http://fafhrd91.github.io/actix-http/actix-http/)
+* Cargo package: [actix](https://crates.io/crates/actix-http)
+
+---
+
+Actix Http is licensed under the [Apache-2.0 license](http://opensource.org/licenses/APACHE-2.0).
+
+
+## Usage
+
+To use `actix-http`, add this to your `Cargo.toml`:
+
+```toml
+[dependencies]
+actix-http = { git = "https://github.com/fafhrd91/actix-http.git" }
+```
+