[Caml-list] gen_js_api: generating Javascript bindings from OCaml interfaces

[Caml-list] gen_js_api: generating Javascript bindings from OCaml interfaces

[Alain Frisch]

Dear all,

LexiFi is currently experimenting with the js_of_ocaml compiler in order 
to create some browser-side applications in OCaml. In this context, we 
have started a new project called gen_js_api which aims at simplifying 
the creation of bindings to Javascript libraries.

The approach is quite different from js_of_ocaml's native FFI (which 
relies on language extensions). In gen_js_api, authors of bindings 
define the expected OCaml interface, annotated with light attributes to 
define the actual mapping to Javascript; and client of generated 
bindings work with native OCaml types, without requiring any language 
extension, nor any knowledge of how js_of_ocaml represents OCaml values 
in Javascript.

gen_js_api has reached a state where actual bindings can be written, and 
it is reasonably well documented. It is now a good time to look at the 
project if you're interested in this topic. Of course, feel free to 
comment on the project or contribute to it.

Project page:

   https://github.com/alainfrisch/gen_js_api


Alain

Re: [Caml-list] gen_js_api: generating Javascript bindings from OCaml interfaces

[Andrew Herron]

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That looks very cool, particularly the @@js preprocessor. I will hopefully have time to try it in the near future.
The oscigen list might be interested to hear about this as well :)






On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 10:38 AM -0700, "Alain Frisch" <alain.frisch@lexifi.com> wrote:










Dear all,

LexiFi is currently experimenting with the js_of_ocaml compiler in order 
to create some browser-side applications in OCaml. In this context, we 
have started a new project called gen_js_api which aims at simplifying 
the creation of bindings to Javascript libraries.

The approach is quite different from js_of_ocaml's native FFI (which 
relies on language extensions). In gen_js_api, authors of bindings 
define the expected OCaml interface, annotated with light attributes to 
define the actual mapping to Javascript; and client of generated 
bindings work with native OCaml types, without requiring any language 
extension, nor any knowledge of how js_of_ocaml represents OCaml values 
in Javascript.

gen_js_api has reached a state where actual bindings can be written, and 
it is reasonably well documented. It is now a good time to look at the 
project if you're interested in this topic. Of course, feel free to 
comment on the project or contribute to it.

Project page:

   https://github.com/alainfrisch/gen_js_api


Alain

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Re: [Caml-list] gen_js_api: generating Javascript bindings from OCaml interfaces

[Andrew Herron]

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On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 6:35 AM, Andrew Herron <thespyder@programmer.net>
wrote:

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> The oscigen list might be interested to hear about this as well :)
>

Oh, you did that already in the big binding discussion. Sorry, my bad!

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