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# ocaml-quickjs
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**Status: STUB PROJECT - Pure OCaml Port Needed**
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## Overview
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Pure OCaml implementation of QuickJS JavaScript engine.
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## Vendored C Reference
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- `vendor/git/quickjs-c/` - QuickJS C implementation from https://github.com/bellard/quickjs
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## Goal
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Create a **pure OCaml port** of QuickJS to enable:
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- JavaScript execution in OCaml without C dependencies
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- Better integration with OCaml's runtime and GC
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- Portability to all OCaml targets (including js_of_ocaml, wasm)
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## TODO
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- [ ] Study the QuickJS C implementation architecture
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- [ ] Design OCaml data structures for JS values
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- [ ] Implement lexer/parser for JavaScript
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- [ ] Implement bytecode compiler
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- [ ] Implement bytecode interpreter
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- [ ] Implement built-in objects (Object, Array, String, etc.)
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- [ ] Implement ES6+ features (classes, modules, async/await)
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- [ ] Write comprehensive test suite
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- [ ] Benchmark against C implementation
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## Notes
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QuickJS is a small and embeddable JavaScript engine by Fabrice Bellard.
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It supports the ES2020 specification including modules, async generators, and proxies.
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A pure OCaml port would be valuable for:
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- Sandboxed JavaScript execution in OCaml applications
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- Static analysis and tooling for JavaScript
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- Cross-platform JavaScript support where C bindings are problematic
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## References
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- QuickJS website: https://bellard.org/quickjs/
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- ES2020 specification: https://tc39.es/ecma262/