The Objective-C ⇆ NodeJS bridge
NodObjC exposes the Objective-C runtime to NodeJS in a high-level, easy
to use fashion. It uses the BridgeSupport files to dynamically generate an
API from an Objective-C "Framework" at runtime, and uses node-ffi to
dynamically interact with Objective-C's runtime.
Essentially, NodObjC is similar in nature to the other popular Objetive-C
scripting bridges:
So you can write Objective-C based applications entirely with Node and JavaScript! Eventually even iOS native apps as well! So what are you waiting for? Get to coding!
Note: This lib is still very much under development. It is not ready for primetime quite yet. Watch this project to follow the updates!
var $ = require('NodObjC')
// First you need to "import" the Framework
$.import('Foundation')
// Setup the recommended NSAutoreleasePool instance
var pool = $.NSAutoreleasePool('alloc')('init')
// NSStrings and JavaScript Strings are distinct objects, you must create an
// NSString from a JS String when an Objective-C class method requires one.
var string = $.NSString('stringWithUTF8String', 'Hello Objective-C World!')
// Print out the contents (calling [string description])
console.log('%s', string)
// → Prints "Hello Objective-C World"
pool('drain')