Lavandula is a lightweight C web framework designed for building small web applications quickly. It provides HTTP server functionality with routing, middleware pipeline support, SQLite3 integration, and a built-in JSON library. The framework includes a CLI tool (lavu) for project scaffolding and features a 'hot restart' mechanism for development. The codebase is well-organized with clear separation of concerns between HTTP parsing, routing, middleware, and database operations. However, the README explicitly states it's in early development and not production-ready, with several features still in progress including multithreading, TLS, rate limiting, and the Lavender ORM layer. The framework demonstrates solid C engineering practices with proper memory management, error handling, and a comprehensive test suite covering core components like JSON parsing, authentication, CORS, and HTTP parsing.