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ยงWASI Assembler
A comprehensive toolchain for WebAssembly (Wasm) and the WebAssembly System Interface (WASI), supporting both binary .wasm and text .wat formats.
ยง๐๏ธ Architecture
graph TB
subgraph "Wasm/WASI Toolchain"
A[Wasm/WAT Source] --> B[WASI Program Model]
B --> C[Section Builder]
C --> D[Instruction Encoder]
D --> E[Wasm Binary (.wasm)]
subgraph "Section Types"
F[Type / Import / Function]
G[Memory / Global / Export]
H[Code / Data / Custom]
end
C --> F
C --> G
C --> H
endยง๐ Features
ยงCore Capabilities
- Dual Format Support: Full support for reading and writing both binary
.wasmfiles and text-based.watrepresentations. - Component Model: (๐ง) Experimental support for the Wasm Component Model, including
component,core module, andaliasdefinitions. - Instruction Set: Comprehensive coverage of standard WebAssembly instructions, including numeric, control flow, and memory operations.
ยงAdvanced Features
- WASI Integration: Built-in support for defining WASI-specific imports and exports (e.g.,
wasi_snapshot_preview1). - Section Management: Automatic layout and encoding of all standard Wasm sections, plus support for custom sections (e.g., for debugging).
- Validation: Includes a basic validator to ensure generated modules adhere to the WebAssembly specification.
ยง๐ป Usage
ยงAssembling WAT to WASM
The following example demonstrates how to parse a WAT string and compile it into a WASM binary.
use wasi_assembler::WasiAssembler;
use std::fs;
fn main() {
let wat_source = r#"
(module
(func $add (param $lhs i32) (param $rhs i32) (result i32)
local.get $lhs
local.get $rhs
i32.add)
(export "add" (func $add))
)
"#;
let assembler = WasiAssembler::new();
let binary = assembler.assemble_from_str(wat_source).expect("Failed to assemble WAT");
fs::write("add.wasm", binary).unwrap();
println!("Generated add.wasm");
}ยง๐ ๏ธ Support Status
| Feature | Support Level | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| Core Wasm (MVP) | โ Full | Wasm 1.0 |
| WAT Text Format | โ Full | Wasm 1.0 |
| WASI Preview 1 | โ Full | Snapshot Preview 1 |
| Component Model | ๐ง Partial | Phase 4 (Draft) |
| SIMD / Atomics | ๐ง Partial | Post-MVP |
Legend: โ Supported, ๐ง In Progress, โ Not Supported
ยง๐ Relations
- gaia-types: Uses
BinaryWriterand LEB128 encoding utilities for compact Wasm binary generation. - gaia-assembler: Acts as the primary WebAssembly backend for the Gaia project, enabling execution in browsers and WASI runtimes.
Re-exportsยง
pub use formats::wat;pub use program::WasiAlias;pub use program::WasiAliasTarget;pub use program::WasiCanonicalOperation;pub use program::WasiComponentItem;pub use program::WasiCoreFunc;pub use program::WasiCoreInstance;pub use program::WasiCoreModule;pub use program::WasiCoreType;pub use program::WasiCustomSection;pub use program::WasiDataSegment;pub use program::WasiElementSegment;pub use program::WasiExport;pub use program::WasiFunction;pub use program::WasiFunctionType;pub use program::WasiGlobal;pub use program::WasiImport;pub use program::WasiInstance;pub use program::WasiInstanceArg;pub use program::WasiInstanceType;pub use program::WasiInstruction;pub use program::WasiMemory;pub use program::WasiPrimitiveType;pub use program::WasiProgram;pub use program::WasiProgramBuilder;pub use program::WasiProgramType;pub use program::WasiRecordField;pub use program::WasiResourceMethod;pub use program::WasiResourceType;pub use program::WasiSymbol;pub use program::WasiSymbolType;pub use program::WasiTable;pub use program::WasiType;pub use program::WasiTypeDefinition;pub use program::WasiVariantCase;pub use program::WasmExportType;pub use program::WasmGlobalType;pub use program::WasmImportType;pub use program::WasmInfo;pub use program::WasmLocal;pub use program::WasmMemoryType;pub use program::WasmReferenceType;pub use program::WasmTableType;pub use program::WasmValueType;
Modulesยง
- formats
- WASI Assembler - Format Processing Module
- helpers
- Auxiliary Tool Module
- program
- WASM Program High-Level Abstraction
Structsยง
- Wasi
Assembler - WASI ๆฑ็ผๅจ
Enumsยง
- Wasi
Error - WASI ้่ฏฏ็ฑปๅ