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WebAssembly with TypeScript

note
  • TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript. Therefore, the best approach to using TypeScript with WebAssembly is to transpile it into JavaScript.
  • WebAssembly support for JavaScript is good thanks to Javy.
  • Javy compiles QuickJS, a tiny JavaScript runtime, to Wasm along with the script to be executed.
  • JavaScript is the second most popular and desirable language to work with WebAssembly.

Install TypeScript compiler

If you have npm, you can install TypeScript globally:

npm install -g typescript

TypeScript code

Create a file named index.ts:

function fibonacci(num: number) {
var a: number = 1;
var b: number = 0;
var temp: number;
while (num >= 0) {
temp = a;
a = a + b;
b = temp;
num--;
}
console.log("Fibonacci Term is:", b);
}
tip

Access the TypeScript codex repository for code samples, including the fibonacci example.

Transpiling TypeScript to JavaScript

tsc index.ts

Follow the instructions at WebAssembly with JavaScript to compile JavaScript to WebAssembly and run it with Enarx.