# Wasmer Runtime C API

[Wasmer] is a standalone [WebAssembly] runtime, aiming to be fully
compatible with WASI, Emscripten, Rust and Go. [Learn
more](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer).

The `wasmer-runtime-c-api` crate exposes a C and a C++ API to interact
with the Wasmer runtime. This document is the index of its
auto-generated documentation.

[Wasmer]: https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer
[WebAssembly]: https://webassembly.org/

# Usage

Since the Wasmer runtime is written in Rust, the C and C++ API are
designed to work hand-in-hand with its shared library. The C and C++
header files, namely [`wasmer.h`] and [`wasmer.hh`] are documented
here. Their source code can be found in the source tree of this
crate. They are automatically generated, and always up-to-date in this
repository. The C and C++ header files along with the runtime shared
libraries (`.so`, `.dylib`, `.dll`) can also be downloaded in the
Wasmer [release page].

[`wasmer.h`]: ./wasmer_8h.html
[`wasmer.hh`]: ./wasmer_8hh.html
[release page]: https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/releases

Here is a simple example to use the C API:

```c
#include <stdio.h>
#include "../wasmer.h"
#include <assert.h>
#include <stdint.h>

int main()
{
    // Read the Wasm file bytes.
    FILE *file = fopen("sum.wasm", "r");
    fseek(file, 0, SEEK_END);
    long len = ftell(file);
    uint8_t *bytes = malloc(len);
    fseek(file, 0, SEEK_SET);
    fread(bytes, 1, len, file);
    fclose(file);

    // Prepare the imports.
    wasmer_import_t imports[] = {};

    // Instantiate!
    wasmer_instance_t *instance = NULL;
    wasmer_result_t instantiation_result = wasmer_instantiate(&instance, bytes, len, imports, 0);

    assert(instantiation_result == WASMER_OK);

    // Let's call a function.
    // Start by preparing the arguments.

    // Value of argument #1 is `7i32`.
    wasmer_value_t argument_one;
    argument_one.tag = WASM_I32;
    argument_one.value.I32 = 7;

    // Value of argument #2 is `8i32`.
    wasmer_value_t argument_two;
    argument_two.tag = WASM_I32;
    argument_two.value.I32 = 8;

    // Prepare the arguments.
    wasmer_value_t arguments[] = {argument_one, argument_two};

    // Prepare the return value.
    wasmer_value_t result_one;
    wasmer_value_t results[] = {result_one};

    // Call the `sum` function with the prepared arguments and the return value.
    wasmer_result_t call_result = wasmer_instance_call(instance, "sum", arguments, 2, results, 1);

    // Let's display the result.
    printf("Call result:  %d\n", call_result);
    printf("Result: %d\n", results[0].value.I32);

    // `sum(7, 8) == 15`.
    assert(results[0].value.I32 == 15);
    assert(call_result == WASMER_OK);

    wasmer_instance_destroy(instance);

    return 0;
}
```

# Testing

Tests are run using the release build of the library.  If you make
changes or compile with non-default features, please ensure you
rebuild in release mode for the tests to see the changes.

The tests can be run via `cargo test`, such as:

```sh
$ cargo test --release -- --nocapture
```

To run tests manually, enter the `lib/runtime-c-api/tests` directory
and run the following commands:

```sh
$ cmake .
$ make
$ make test
```


# License

Wasmer is primarily distributed under the terms of the [MIT
license][mit-license] ([LICENSE][license]).


[wasmer_h]: ./wasmer.h
[wasmer_hh]: ./wasmer.hh
[mit-license]: http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
[license]: https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/blob/master/LICENSE