Ling: scripting lang for kotlin multiplatform
in the form of multiplatform library.
current state of implementation and docs:
Why?
Designed to add scripting to kotlin multiplatform application in easy and efficient way. This is attempt to achieve what Lua is for C/++.
- fast start (times and times faster than initializing v8/wasm)
- fast and simple kotlin interoperability
- coroutine-based, truly async. On platforms with multithreading, run multithreaded. No python/ruby/javascript threads hell.
- small footprint
- absolutely safe: no access to any dangerous or sensitive functions until you specifically provide it.
Language
- dynamic
- async
- multithreaded (coroutines could be dispatched using threads on appropriate platforms, automatically)
By-stage
Here are plans to develop it:
First stage
Interpreted, precompiled into threaded code, actually. Dynamic types.
Second stage
Will add:
- optimizations
- p-code serialization
- static typing