Iota

Build reusable, streaming components in Go and Rust. Iotas are universal dependencies that can be used in frameworks like NanoBus.

What is an iota?

An iota is a "small thing." It's a specification for programming dependencies so local libraries, WebAssembly modules, and even remote microservices can be used the same way. Iotas make it possible to build an application like a monolith and scale parts of it as necessary without changing the original application.

Iotas are a work-in-progress. We've been working with the concepts for years and are formalizing them into specifications that implementations can adhere to.

For more details, refer to the iota-spec

Iota implementations

WebAssembly Modules

• Go (TinyGo) w/ wasmRS
• Rust w/ wasmRS

WebAssembly Components

The component model specification is not yet ratified. Once it is, an iota implementation and updated spec will follow.

Native Microservice

• Go w/ RSocket

Repository structure

WasmRS Go packages

go/ houses the Go implementation of WasmRS & RSocket protocols used by native and WebAssembly iotas.

WasmRS Rust packages

rust/ houses the Rust implementation of WasmRS protocols used by WebAssembly iotas.

Iota & WasmRS code generators

codegen/ houses apex code generators that automatically generate Go, TinyGo, and Rust boilerplate for iotas.

Apex project templates

templates/ houses apex project templates you can use to automatically kickstart new projects.

Install

apex install https://deno.land/x/iota_codegen/templates.ts

Docs

docs/ contains any documentation related to iotas, wasmRS, and their usage with NanoBus.

Local development

Compile generator typescript

just codegen

Run all tests

just test