Chicory

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JVM-native WebAssembly runtime

Features

• A Wasm runtime implemented in pure Java with no extra dependencies
  • Can run Wasm modules anywhere the JVM runs
• Integrates easily into your own project, making it easy to implement a plugin system
• WebAssembly modules run in a sandboxed environment, which is a security advantage by design. All resources can be controlled
• Aims to fully support the Wasm core spec
• Drawbacks of other Wasm runtimes
  • There are many Wasm runtimes, such as v8, wasmtime, wasmer, wasmedge, and wazero, but most are written in native languages, so deployments must include binaries for each OS/architecture
  • Using native code and FFI (foreign function interface) can take you outside the JVM's tooling, security model, and Observability

See also

• JVM
• Webassembly

Favorite site

• Github - dylibso/chicory