What is @webassemblyjs/ast?
The @webassemblyjs/ast package is a toolchain for WebAssembly manipulation which allows you to parse, validate, and generate WebAssembly code. It provides an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) representation of WebAssembly modules, enabling programmatic analysis and transformation of Wasm code.
What are @webassemblyjs/ast's main functionalities?
Parsing WebAssembly binary
This feature allows you to parse a WebAssembly binary into an AST. The code sample demonstrates how to use the wasm-parser submodule to decode a binary representation of a WebAssembly module.
"use strict";\nconst { decode } = require('@webassemblyjs/wasm-parser');\nconst binary = new Uint8Array([0x00, 0x61, 0x73, 0x6d, ...]);\nconst ast = decode(binary);\nconsole.log(ast);
Generating WebAssembly binary
This feature enables you to generate a WebAssembly binary from an AST. The code sample shows how to create an empty WebAssembly module using the ast submodule and then encode it into a binary with wasm-gen.
"use strict";\nconst { encode } = require('@webassemblyjs/wasm-gen');\nconst t = require('@webassemblyjs/ast');\nconst module = t.module([], []);\nconst binary = encode(module);\nconsole.log(new Uint8Array(binary));
Traversing and modifying the AST
This feature is for traversing the AST and applying modifications. The code sample illustrates how to traverse an existing AST and log each ModuleImport node encountered.
"use strict";\nconst { traverse } = require('@webassemblyjs/ast');\nconst ast = ...; // Assume this is an existing AST\ntraverse(ast, {\n ModuleImport(path) {\n console.log(path.node);\n }\n});
Other packages similar to @webassemblyjs/ast
wast-parser
The wast-parser package is similar to @webassemblyjs/ast in that it can parse WebAssembly text format (WAT) into an AST. However, it focuses on the text format rather than the binary format and does not provide binary generation capabilities.
binaryen
Binaryen is a compiler and toolchain infrastructure library for WebAssembly, written in C++. It has bindings for JavaScript and provides similar functionalities such as parsing, optimization, and generation of WebAssembly code. Compared to @webassemblyjs/ast, Binaryen offers a broader range of optimization tools and is implemented in a different programming language.
wabt
WABT (The WebAssembly Binary Toolkit) is a suite of tools for WebAssembly, including a decoder, an interpreter, and a binary format validator. It is similar to @webassemblyjs/ast in that it allows manipulation of WebAssembly binaries but is a standalone toolkit rather than an npm package.
@webassemblyjs/ast
AST utils for webassemblyjs
Installation
yarn add @webassemblyjs/ast
Usage
Traverse
import { traverse } from "@webassemblyjs/ast";
traverse(ast, {
Module(path) {
console.log(path.node);
}
});
Instruction signatures
import { signatures } from "@webassemblyjs/ast";
console.log(signatures);
Path methods
findParent: NodeLocator
replaceWith: Node => void
remove: () => void
insertBefore: Node => void
insertAfter: Node => void
stop: () => void
AST utils
- function
module(id, fields, metadata)
- function
moduleMetadata(sections, functionNames, localNames)
- function
moduleNameMetadata(value)
- function
functionNameMetadata(value, index)
- function
localNameMetadata(value, localIndex, functionIndex)
- function
binaryModule(id, blob)
- function
quoteModule(id, string)
- function
sectionMetadata(section, startOffset, size, vectorOfSize)
- function
loopInstruction(label, resulttype, instr)
- function
instruction(id, args, namedArgs)
- function
objectInstruction(id, object, args, namedArgs)
- function
ifInstruction(testLabel, test, result, consequent, alternate)
- function
stringLiteral(value)
- function
numberLiteralFromRaw(value, raw)
- function
longNumberLiteral(value, raw)
- function
floatLiteral(value, nan, inf, raw)
- function
elem(table, offset, funcs)
- function
indexInFuncSection(index)
- function
valtypeLiteral(name)
- function
typeInstruction(id, functype)
- function
start(index)
- function
globalType(valtype, mutability)
- function
leadingComment(value)
- function
blockComment(value)
- function
data(memoryIndex, offset, init)
- function
global(globalType, init, name)
- function
table(elementType, limits, name, elements)
- function
memory(limits, id)
- function
funcImportDescr(id, signature)
- function
moduleImport(module, name, descr)
- function
moduleExportDescr(exportType, id)
- function
moduleExport(name, descr)
- function
limit(min, max)
- function
signature(params, results)
- function
program(body)
- function
identifier(value, raw)
- function
blockInstruction(label, instr, result)
- function
callInstruction(index, instrArgs)
- function
callIndirectInstruction(signature, intrs)
- function
byteArray(values)
- function
func(name, signature, body, isExternal, metadata)
- Constant
isModule
- Constant
isModuleMetadata
- Constant
isModuleNameMetadata
- Constant
isFunctionNameMetadata
- Constant
isLocalNameMetadata
- Constant
isBinaryModule
- Constant
isQuoteModule
- Constant
isSectionMetadata
- Constant
isLoopInstruction
- Constant
isInstruction
- Constant
isObjectInstruction
- Constant
isIfInstruction
- Constant
isStringLiteral
- Constant
isNumberLiteral
- Constant
isLongNumberLiteral
- Constant
isFloatLiteral
- Constant
isElem
- Constant
isIndexInFuncSection
- Constant
isValtypeLiteral
- Constant
isTypeInstruction
- Constant
isStart
- Constant
isGlobalType
- Constant
isLeadingComment
- Constant
isBlockComment
- Constant
isData
- Constant
isGlobal
- Constant
isTable
- Constant
isMemory
- Constant
isFuncImportDescr
- Constant
isModuleImport
- Constant
isModuleExportDescr
- Constant
isModuleExport
- Constant
isLimit
- Constant
isSignature
- Constant
isProgram
- Constant
isIdentifier
- Constant
isBlockInstruction
- Constant
isCallInstruction
- Constant
isCallIndirectInstruction
- Constant
isByteArray
- Constant
isFunc
- Constant
assertModule
- Constant
assertModuleMetadata
- Constant
assertModuleNameMetadata
- Constant
assertFunctionNameMetadata
- Constant
assertLocalNameMetadata
- Constant
assertBinaryModule
- Constant
assertQuoteModule
- Constant
assertSectionMetadata
- Constant
assertLoopInstruction
- Constant
assertInstruction
- Constant
assertObjectInstruction
- Constant
assertIfInstruction
- Constant
assertStringLiteral
- Constant
assertNumberLiteral
- Constant
assertLongNumberLiteral
- Constant
assertFloatLiteral
- Constant
assertElem
- Constant
assertIndexInFuncSection
- Constant
assertValtypeLiteral
- Constant
assertTypeInstruction
- Constant
assertStart
- Constant
assertGlobalType
- Constant
assertLeadingComment
- Constant
assertBlockComment
- Constant
assertData
- Constant
assertGlobal
- Constant
assertTable
- Constant
assertMemory
- Constant
assertFuncImportDescr
- Constant
assertModuleImport
- Constant
assertModuleExportDescr
- Constant
assertModuleExport
- Constant
assertLimit
- Constant
assertSignature
- Constant
assertProgram
- Constant
assertIdentifier
- Constant
assertBlockInstruction
- Constant
assertCallInstruction
- Constant
assertCallIndirectInstruction
- Constant
assertByteArray
- Constant
assertFunc