# Wasmer Examples
This directory contains a collection of examples. This isn't an
exhaustive collection though, if one example is missing, please ask,
we will be happy to fulfill your needs!
## Handy Diagrams
As a quick introduction to Wasmer's main workflows, here are three
diagrams. We hope it provides an overview of how the crates assemble
together.
1. **Module compilation**, illustrates how WebAssembly bytes are
validated, parsed, and compiled, with the help of the
`wasmer::Module`, `wasmer_engine::Engine`, and
`wasmer_compiler::Compiler` API.
2. **Module serialization**, illustrates how a module can be
serialized and deserialized, with the help of
`wasmer::Module::serialize` and `wasmer::Module::deserialize`. The
important part is that the engine can changed between those two
steps, and thus how a headless engine can be used for the
deserialization.
3. **Module instantiation**, illustrates what happens when
`wasmer::Instance::new` is called.
## Examples
The examples are written in a difficulty/discovery order. Concepts that
are explained in an example is not necessarily re-explained in a next
example.
### Basics
1. [**Hello World**][hello-world], explains the core concepts of the Wasmer
API for compiling and executing WebAssembly.
_Keywords_: introduction, instance, module.
Execute the example
```shell
$ cargo run --example hello-world --release --features "cranelift"
```
2. [**Instantiating a module**][instance], explains the basics of using Wasmer
and how to create an instance out of a Wasm module.
_Keywords_: instance, module.
Execute the example
```shell
$ cargo run --example instance --release --features "cranelift"
```
3. [**Handling errors**][errors], explains the basics of interacting with
Wasm module memory.
_Keywords_: instance, error.
Execute the example
```shell
$ cargo run --example errors --release --features "cranelift"
```
4. [**Interacting with memory**][memory], explains the basics of interacting with
Wasm module memory.
_Keywords_: memory, module.
Execute the example
```shell
$ cargo run --example memory --release --features "cranelift"
```
### Exports
1. [**Exported global**][exported-global], explains how to work with
exported globals: get/set their value, have information about their
type.
_Keywords_: export, global.
Execute the example
```shell
$ cargo run --example exported-global --release --features "cranelift"
```
2. [**Exported function**][exported-function], explains how to get and
how to call an exported function. They come in 2 flavors: dynamic,
and “static”/native. The pros and cons are discussed briefly.
_Keywords_: export, function, dynamic, static, native.
Execute the example
```shell
$ cargo run --example exported-function --release --features "cranelift"
```
3. [**Exported memory**][exported-memory], explains how to read from
and write to exported memory.
_Keywords_: export, memory.
Execute the example
```shell
$ cargo run --example exported-memory --release --features "cranelift"
```
### Imports
1. [**Imported global**][imported-global], explains how to work with
imported globals: create globals, import them, get/set their value.
_Keywords_: import, global.
Execute the example
```shell
$ cargo run --example imported-global --release --features "cranelift"
```
2. [**Imported function**][imported-function], explains how to define
an imported function. They come in 2 flavors: dynamic,
and “static”/native.
_Keywords_: import, function, dynamic, static, native.
Execute the example
```shell
$ cargo run --example imported-function --release --features "cranelift"
```
### Externs
1. [**Table**][table], explains how to use Wasm Tables from the Wasmer API.
_Keywords_: basic, table, call_indirect
Execute the example
```shell
$ cargo run --example table --release --features "cranelift"
```
2. [**Memory**][memory], explains how to use Wasm Memories from
the Wasmer API. Memory example is a work in progress.
_Keywords_: basic, memory
Execute the example
```shell
$ cargo run --example memory --release --features "cranelift"
```
### Tunables
1. [**Limit memory**][tunables-limit-memory], explains how to use Tunables to limit the
size of an exported Wasm memory
_Keywords_: basic, tunables, memory
Execute the example
```shell
$ cargo run --example tunables-limit-memory --release --features "cranelift"
```
### Engines
1. [**Engine**][engine], explains what an engine is and how to set it up. The
example completes itself with the compilation of the Wasm module, its
instantiation, and finally, by calling an exported function.
_Keywords_: engine, in-memory, executable code.
Execute the example
```shell
$ cargo run --example engine --release --features "cranelift"
```
2. [**Headless engines**][engine-headless], explains what a headless
engine is, what problem it does solve, and what are the benefits of
it. The example completes itself with the instantiation of a
pre-compiled Wasm module, and finally, by calling an exported
function.
_Keywords_: native, engine, constrained environment, ahead-of-time
compilation, cross-compilation, executable code, serialization.
Execute the example
```shell
$ cargo run --example engine-headless --release --features "cranelift"
```
4. [**Cross-compilation**][cross-compilation], illustrates the power
of the abstraction over the engines and the compilers, such as it
is possible to cross-compile a Wasm module for a custom target.
_Keywords_: engine, compiler, cross-compilation.
Execute the example
```shell
$ cargo run --example cross-compilation --release --features "cranelift"
```
5. [**Features**][features], illustrates how to enable WebAssembly
features that aren't yet stable.
_Keywords_: engine, features.
Execute the example
```shell
$ cargo run --example features --release --features "cranelift"
```
### Compilers
1. [**Singlepass compiler**][compiler-singlepass], explains how to use
the [`wasmer-compiler-singlepass`] compiler.
_Keywords_: compiler, singlepass.
Execute the example
```shell
$ cargo run --example compiler-singlepass --release --features "singlepass"
```
2. [**Cranelift compiler**][compiler-cranelift], explains how to use
the [`wasmer-compiler-cranelift`] compiler.
_Keywords_: compiler, cranelift.
Execute the example
```shell
$ cargo run --example compiler-cranelift --release --features "cranelift"
```
3. [**LLVM compiler**][compiler-llvm], explains how to use the
[`wasmer-compiler-llvm`] compiler.
_Keywords_: compiler, llvm.
Execute the example
```shell
$ cargo run --example compiler-llvm --release --features "llvm"
```
### Integrations
1. [**WASI**][wasi], explains how to use the [WebAssembly System
Interface][WASI] (WASI), i.e. the [`wasmer-wasi`] crate.
_Keywords_: wasi, system, interface
Execute the example
```shell
$ cargo run --example wasi --release --features "cranelift,wasi"
```
2. [**WASI Pipes**][wasi-pipes], builds on the WASI example to show off
stdio piping in Wasmer.
_Keywords_: wasi, system, interface
Execute the example
```shell
$ cargo run --example wasi-pipes --release --features "cranelift,wasi"
```
[hello-world]: ./hello_world.rs
[engine]: ./engine.rs
[engine-headless]: ./engine_headless.rs
[compiler-singlepass]: ./compiler_singlepass.rs
[compiler-cranelift]: ./compiler_cranelift.rs
[compiler-llvm]: ./compiler_llvm.rs
[cross-compilation]: ./engine_cross_compilation.rs
[exported-global]: ./exports_global.rs
[exported-function]: ./exports_function.rs
[exported-memory]: ./exports_memory.rs
[imported-global]: ./imports_global.rs
[imported-function]: ./imports_function.rs
[imported-function-env]: ./imports_function_env.rs
[imported-function-env-global]: ./imports_function_env_global.rs
[instance]: ./instance.rs
[wasi]: ./wasi.rs
[wasi-pipes]: ./wasi_pipes.rs
[table]: ./table.rs
[memory]: ./memory.rs
[errors]: ./errors.rs
[tunables-limit-memory]: ./tunables_limit_memory.rs
[features]: ./features.rs
[`wasmer-compiler-singlepass`]: https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/tree/master/lib/compiler-singlepass
[`wasmer-compiler-cranelift`]: https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/tree/master/lib/compiler-cranelift
[`wasmer-compiler-llvm`]: https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/tree/master/lib/compiler-llvm
[`wasmer-wasi`]: https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/tree/master/lib/wasi
[WASI]: https://github.com/WebAssembly/WASI