WebAssembly – Working with Nodejs
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Javascript has a bunch of API that can work with wasm code. The API is also supported in nodejs.
Get NODEJS installed on your system. Create a Factorialtest.js file.
Let us use the C++ Factorial code as shown below −
int fact(int n) { if ((n==0)||(n==1)) return 1; else return n*fact(n-1); }
Open Wasm Explorer, which is available at https://mbebenita.github.io/WasmExplorer/ as shown below −
The first column has the C++ factorial function, the 2nd column has the WebAssembly text format and the last column has x86 Assembly code.
The WebAssembly Text format is as follows −
(module (table 0 anyfunc) (memory $0 1) (export "memory" (memory $0)) (export "_Z4facti" (func $_Z4facti)) (func $_Z4facti (; 0 ;) (param $0 i32) (result i32) (local $1 i32) (set_local $1(i32.const 1)) (block $label$0 (br_if $label$0 (i32.eq (i32.or (get_local $0) (i32.const 1) ) (i32.const 1) ) ) (set_local $1 (i32.const 1) ) (loop $label$1 (set_local $1 (i32.mul (get_local $0) (get_local $1) ) ) (br_if $label$1 (i32.ne (i32.or (tee_local $0 (i32.add (get_local $0) (i32.const -1) ) ) (i32.const 1) ) (i32.const 1) ) ) ) ) (get_local $1) ) )
The C++ function fact has been exported as “_Z4facti” in WebAssembly Text format.
Factorialtest.js
const fs = require(''fs''); const buf = fs.readFileSync(''./factorial.wasm''); const lib = WebAssembly.instantiate(new Uint8Array(buf)). then(res => { for (var i=1;i<=10;i++) { console.log("The factorial of "+i+" = "+res.instance.exports._Z4facti(i)) } } );
In your command line, run the command node factorialtest.js and the output is as follows −
C:wasmnode>node factorialtest.js The factorial of 1 = 1 The factorial of 2 = 2 The factorial of 3 = 6 The factorial of 4 = 24 The factorial of 5 = 120 The factorial of 6 = 720 The factorial of 7 = 5040 The factorial of 8 = 40320 The factorial of 9 = 362880 The factorial of 10 = 3628800
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