README.md

The project is outdated

For the latest WebAssembly Component Model support in Kotlin, check out https://github.com/Kotlin/sample-wasi-http-kotlin/.

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Experiments with compiling Kotlin to Wasm Component, linking it with an example component written in Rust, transpiling it to JS + Core Wasm using jco, and running the result in Node.js.

Install dependencies

Checkout skuzmich/cm-prototype branch of Kotlin somewhere and install it to mavenLocal:

cd path/to/kotlin
./gradlew install --parallel

Install recent Rust toolchain and add wasm32-unknown-unknown target:

rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown

Install wasm-tools

cargo install wasm-tools

Install Node.js v22+ with WasmGC support, for example via NVM:

nvm install v22.2.0

Install jco and preview2-shim

npm install

Install the latest experimental wit-bindgen CLI with Kotlin support via cargo:

cargo install wit-bindgen-cli --git https://github.com/skuzmich/wit-bindgen --branch kotlin

Build and run

./run.sh