alt Hacker NewsSpawning a process and piping the input? This does require having a node available at runtime though.
Isn’t the main point of using zig to avoid having a runtime and garbage collection to begin with?
Spawning a process and piping the input? This does require having a node available at runtime though.
Isn’t the main point of using zig to avoid having a runtime and garbage collection to begin with?
That’s about the most basic imaginable implementation. Typically you use JavaScript runtimes like this to provide a plugin-like system for your static build that allows sandboxed customisation at runtime.
Take a look at the JavaScriptCore documentation to get a sense of what’s possible, it goes far beyond “piping the input”:
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/javascriptcore