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In addition to `Snapshot0` and `Snapshot1`, I believe it is an interesting API to provide the `Latest` version, so that the user can write: ```rust generate_import_object_for_version(WasiVersion::Latest, …); ``` This is a way to ensure that modules will run only if they come with the latest WASI version (in case of security issues for instance), by just updating the runtime. Note that it can be dangerous if not used carefully, but we assume the user knows what it does by sticking on a specific “floating” version. Also note that the `Latest` version is never returned by any API. It is provided only by the user.
Wasmer Libraries
Wasmer is modularized into different libraries, separated into three main sections:
Runtime
The core of Wasmer is the runtime, which provides the necessary abstractions to create a good user experience when embedding.
The runtime is divided into two main libraries:
- runtime-core: The main implementation of the runtime.
- runtime: Easy-to-use API on top of
runtime-core.
Integrations
The integration builds on the Wasmer runtime and allow us to run WebAssembly files compiled for different environments.
Wasmer intends to support different integrations:
- WASI: run WebAssembly files with the WASI ABI.
- Emscripten: run Emscripten-generated WebAssembly files, such as Lua or nginx.
- Go ABI: we will work on this soon! Want to give us a hand? ✋
- Blazor: research period, see tracking issue
Backends
The Wasmer runtime is designed to support multiple compiler backends, allowing the user to tune the codegen properties (compile speed, performance, etc) to best fit their use case.
Currently, we support multiple backends for compiling WebAssembly to machine code:
- singlepass-backend: Single pass backend - super fast compilation, slower runtime speed
- clif-backend: Cranelift backend - slower compilation, normal runtime speed
- llvm-backend: LLVM backend - slow compilation, native runtime speed