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I think it would be amazing if there was also a way to export a machine readable description of the layout of an interoperable object. Then other languages coul

by amluto 4y ago

I think it would be amazing if there was also a way to export a machine readable description of the layout of an interoperable object. Then other languages could parse it instead of needing to parse Rust code and know all the ABI rules.

duped 4y ago
This is typically called an IDL and TLA mentions inspiration from several examples under "prior art." At the top is the Web Assembly Interface proposal which has the wit [0] format, [0] https://github.com/WebAssembly/component-model/blob/main/design/mvp/WIT.md https://github.com/WebAssembly/component-model/blob/main/des...
- mrfox321 4y ago
  To expand acronyms / jargon IDL := Interface Description Language TLA := linked article
  - duped 4y ago
    TLA - the linked article