Is the package maintained?

[uwejan]

Hey guys, i see no commits for a while, is this package abandoned?

[andrieshiemstra]

I think the biggest problem is quickjs itself not getting a lot of love.

I actively maintain my own wrapper lib over here (https://github.com/HiRoFa/quickjs_es_runtime).

Kind regards

[uwejan]

@andrieshiemstra. To be honest, I am to consider an engine for my app.
Duktape seems to have a really good pulse. Many good projects already using it. But since it is C based and I use rust on my software, Hmmm.
Any way I am on hunt searching the internet. I could not find a well maintained duktape package in rust, So I came accross here.

Thank you.

[andrieshiemstra]

if you want pure rust, consider boa (https://github.com/boa-dev/boa)

if you want higher compatibility and performance: roll your own deno (https://deno.com/blog/roll-your-own-javascript-runtime)

Kind regards

[uwejan]

if you want pure rust, consider boa (https://github.com/boa-dev/boa)`
Boa as my google research says it is still slow in performance.
boa-dev/boa#2203 (comment)

if you want higher compatibility and performance: roll your own deno (https://deno.com/blog/roll-your-own-javascript-runtime)
Can not use anything runs V8, I am looking for low footprint. Whereas V8 memory consumtion 28MB menimumm.

Thank you.

[andrieshiemstra]

In that case I think you'll like mine :) https://github.com/HiRoFa/quickjs_es_runtime

[theduke]

I haven't had much time to work on the bindings.

As mentioned, QuickJS is relatively abandoned.
It's probably better to look for different options.
BUT: QuickJS still absolutely trounces the other lightweight engines in ES compatibility.

I wouldn't say no to someone wanting to help out with maintenance!

[andrieshiemstra]

Hi, I'm happy to help with maintenance next time there's an update of quickjs but it's pretty much dead...

Every time I have some spare time I'm tempted to start a complete rewrite in rust but it seems quite the undertaking.. slimjs ofcourse is an awesome effort but it didn't make the code very readable or maintainable did it?

[andrieshiemstra]

Also noteworthy: https://github.com/second-state/wasmedge-quickjs

[uwejan]

Hey @andrieshiemstra
I am back on this project, I wish to tkae your system design approach on this matter.
Say I have myApp.exe binary app, already compiled, built using C language, has Duktape integerated. I wanted to modify a variable value without re-compile here Duktape comes in handy, ./script.js db=abcd myApp.exe Boom doen, no need to recompile.
So, my question for you, I to use rust-lang for my app and your lib, will I be able to do the same as mentioned?

[andrieshiemstra]

Hey @andrieshiemstra I am back on this project, I wish to tkae your system design approach on this matter. Say I have myApp.exe binary app, already compiled, built using C language, has Duktape integerated. I wanted to modify a variable value without re-compile here Duktape comes in handy, ./script.js db=abcd myApp.exe Boom doen, no need to recompile. So, my question for you, I to use rust-lang for my app and your lib, will I be able to do the same as mentioned?

Hi @uwejan
Yes sure, you can run javascript and alter that script and run again without recompiling your executable
Please find my 'getting started' here and feel free to ask questions here here.

Kind regards
Andries Hiemstra