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136<ul>
137<li><a href="#wasi_class_wasi">Class: <code>WASI</code></a>
138<ul>
139<li><a href="#wasi_new_wasi_options"><code>new WASI([options])</code></a></li>
140<li><a href="#wasi_wasi_start_instance"><code>wasi.start(instance)</code></a></li>
141<li><a href="#wasi_wasi_initialize_instance"><code>wasi.initialize(instance)</code></a></li>
142<li><a href="#wasi_wasi_wasiimport"><code>wasi.wasiImport</code></a></li>
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150        <h2>WebAssembly System Interface (WASI)<span><a class="mark" href="#wasi_webassembly_system_interface_wasi" id="wasi_webassembly_system_interface_wasi">#</a></span></h2>
151
152<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_1"><a href="documentation.html#documentation_stability_index">Stability: 1</a> - Experimental</div><p></p>
153<p><strong>Source Code:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v14.20.1/lib/wasi.js">lib/wasi.js</a></p>
154<p>The WASI API provides an implementation of the <a href="https://wasi.dev/">WebAssembly System Interface</a>
155specification. WASI gives sandboxed WebAssembly applications access to the
156underlying operating system via a collection of POSIX-like functions.</p>
157
158<pre><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> fs <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'fs'</span>;
159<span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-variable constant_">WASI</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'wasi'</span>;
160
161<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> wasi = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">WASI</span>({
162  <span class="hljs-attr">args</span>: process.<span class="hljs-property">argv</span>,
163  <span class="hljs-attr">env</span>: process.<span class="hljs-property">env</span>,
164  <span class="hljs-attr">preopens</span>: {
165    <span class="hljs-string">'/sandbox'</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'/some/real/path/that/wasm/can/access'</span>
166  }
167});
168<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> importObject = { <span class="hljs-attr">wasi_snapshot_preview1</span>: wasi.<span class="hljs-property">wasiImport</span> };
169
170<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> wasm = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">WebAssembly</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">compile</span>(fs.<span class="hljs-title function_">readFileSync</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'./demo.wasm'</span>));
171<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> instance = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">WebAssembly</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">instantiate</span>(wasm, importObject);
172
173wasi.<span class="hljs-title function_">start</span>(instance);</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-meta">'use strict'</span>;
174<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> fs = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'fs'</span>);
175<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-variable constant_">WASI</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'wasi'</span>);
176<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> wasi = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">WASI</span>({
177  <span class="hljs-attr">args</span>: process.<span class="hljs-property">argv</span>,
178  <span class="hljs-attr">env</span>: process.<span class="hljs-property">env</span>,
179  <span class="hljs-attr">preopens</span>: {
180    <span class="hljs-string">'/sandbox'</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'/some/real/path/that/wasm/can/access'</span>
181  }
182});
183<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> importObject = { <span class="hljs-attr">wasi_snapshot_preview1</span>: wasi.<span class="hljs-property">wasiImport</span> };
184
185(<span class="hljs-keyword">async</span> () => {
186  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> wasm = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">WebAssembly</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">compile</span>(fs.<span class="hljs-title function_">readFileSync</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'./demo.wasm'</span>));
187  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> instance = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">WebAssembly</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">instantiate</span>(wasm, importObject);
188
189  wasi.<span class="hljs-title function_">start</span>(instance);
190})();</code></pre>
191<p>To run the above example, create a new WebAssembly text format file named
192<code>demo.wat</code>:</p>
193<pre><code class="language-text">(module
194    ;; Import the required fd_write WASI function which will write the given io vectors to stdout
195    ;; The function signature for fd_write is:
196    ;; (File Descriptor, *iovs, iovs_len, nwritten) -> Returns number of bytes written
197    (import "wasi_snapshot_preview1" "fd_write" (func $fd_write (param i32 i32 i32 i32) (result i32)))
198
199    (memory 1)
200    (export "memory" (memory 0))
201
202    ;; Write 'hello world\n' to memory at an offset of 8 bytes
203    ;; Note the trailing newline which is required for the text to appear
204    (data (i32.const 8) "hello world\n")
205
206    (func $main (export "_start")
207        ;; Creating a new io vector within linear memory
208        (i32.store (i32.const 0) (i32.const 8))  ;; iov.iov_base - This is a pointer to the start of the 'hello world\n' string
209        (i32.store (i32.const 4) (i32.const 12))  ;; iov.iov_len - The length of the 'hello world\n' string
210
211        (call $fd_write
212            (i32.const 1) ;; file_descriptor - 1 for stdout
213            (i32.const 0) ;; *iovs - The pointer to the iov array, which is stored at memory location 0
214            (i32.const 1) ;; iovs_len - We're printing 1 string stored in an iov - so one.
215            (i32.const 20) ;; nwritten - A place in memory to store the number of bytes written
216        )
217        drop ;; Discard the number of bytes written from the top of the stack
218    )
219)</code></pre>
220<p>Use <a href="https://github.com/WebAssembly/wabt">wabt</a> to compile <code>.wat</code> to <code>.wasm</code></p>
221<pre><code class="language-console"><span class="hljs-meta">$ </span><span class="language-bash">wat2wasm demo.wat</span></code></pre>
222<p>The <code>--experimental-wasi-unstable-preview1</code> and <code>--experimental-wasm-bigint</code>
223CLI arguments are needed for this example to run.</p>
224<section><h3>Class: <code>WASI</code><span><a class="mark" href="#wasi_class_wasi" id="wasi_class_wasi">#</a></span></h3>
225<div class="api_metadata">
226<span>Added in: v13.3.0, v12.16.0</span>
227</div>
228<p>The <code>WASI</code> class provides the WASI system call API and additional convenience
229methods for working with WASI-based applications. Each <code>WASI</code> instance
230represents a distinct sandbox environment. For security purposes, each <code>WASI</code>
231instance must have its command-line arguments, environment variables, and
232sandbox directory structure configured explicitly.</p>
233<h4><code>new WASI([options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#wasi_new_wasi_options" id="wasi_new_wasi_options">#</a></span></h4>
234<div class="api_metadata">
235<span>Added in: v13.3.0, v12.16.0</span>
236</div>
237<ul>
238<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
239<ul>
240<li><code>args</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array" class="type">&#x3C;Array></a> An array of strings that the WebAssembly application will
241see as command-line arguments. The first argument is the virtual path to the
242WASI command itself. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>[]</code>.</li>
243<li><code>env</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> An object similar to <code>process.env</code> that the WebAssembly
244application will see as its environment. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>{}</code>.</li>
245<li><code>preopens</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> This object represents the WebAssembly application's
246sandbox directory structure. The string keys of <code>preopens</code> are treated as
247directories within the sandbox. The corresponding values in <code>preopens</code> are
248the real paths to those directories on the host machine.</li>
249<li><code>returnOnExit</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> By default, WASI applications terminate the Node.js
250process via the <code>__wasi_proc_exit()</code> function. Setting this option to <code>true</code>
251causes <code>wasi.start()</code> to return the exit code rather than terminate the
252process. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
253<li><code>stdin</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> The file descriptor used as standard input in the
254WebAssembly application. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>0</code>.</li>
255<li><code>stdout</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> The file descriptor used as standard output in the
256WebAssembly application. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>1</code>.</li>
257<li><code>stderr</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> The file descriptor used as standard error in the
258WebAssembly application. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>2</code>.</li>
259</ul>
260</li>
261</ul>
262<h4><code>wasi.start(instance)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#wasi_wasi_start_instance" id="wasi_wasi_start_instance">#</a></span></h4>
263<div class="api_metadata">
264<span>Added in: v13.3.0, v12.16.0</span>
265</div>
266<ul>
267<li><code>instance</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/WebAssembly/Instance" class="type">&#x3C;WebAssembly.Instance></a></li>
268</ul>
269<p>Attempt to begin execution of <code>instance</code> as a WASI command by invoking its
270<code>_start()</code> export. If <code>instance</code> does not contain a <code>_start()</code> export, or if
271<code>instance</code> contains an <code>_initialize()</code> export, then an exception is thrown.</p>
272<p><code>start()</code> requires that <code>instance</code> exports a <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/WebAssembly/Memory"><code>WebAssembly.Memory</code></a> named
273<code>memory</code>. If <code>instance</code> does not have a <code>memory</code> export an exception is thrown.</p>
274<p>If <code>start()</code> is called more than once, an exception is thrown.</p>
275<h4><code>wasi.initialize(instance)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#wasi_wasi_initialize_instance" id="wasi_wasi_initialize_instance">#</a></span></h4>
276<div class="api_metadata">
277<span>Added in: v14.6.0</span>
278</div>
279<ul>
280<li><code>instance</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/WebAssembly/Instance" class="type">&#x3C;WebAssembly.Instance></a></li>
281</ul>
282<p>Attempt to initialize <code>instance</code> as a WASI reactor by invoking its
283<code>_initialize()</code> export, if it is present. If <code>instance</code> contains a <code>_start()</code>
284export, then an exception is thrown.</p>
285<p><code>initialize()</code> requires that <code>instance</code> exports a <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/WebAssembly/Memory"><code>WebAssembly.Memory</code></a> named
286<code>memory</code>. If <code>instance</code> does not have a <code>memory</code> export an exception is thrown.</p>
287<p>If <code>initialize()</code> is called more than once, an exception is thrown.</p>
288<h4><code>wasi.wasiImport</code><span><a class="mark" href="#wasi_wasi_wasiimport" id="wasi_wasi_wasiimport">#</a></span></h4>
289<div class="api_metadata">
290<span>Added in: v13.3.0, v12.16.0</span>
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293<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></li>
294</ul>
295<p><code>wasiImport</code> is an object that implements the WASI system call API. This object
296should be passed as the <code>wasi_snapshot_preview1</code> import during the instantiation
297of a <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/WebAssembly/Instance"><code>WebAssembly.Instance</code></a>.</p></section>
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318            }, { once: true });
319          }
320        }
321        if (mq.matches) {
322          document.body.classList.add('dark-mode');
323        }
324      } else if (userSettings === 'true') {
325        document.body.classList.add('dark-mode');
326      }
327      if (themeToggleButton) {
328        themeToggleButton.hidden = false;
329        themeToggleButton.addEventListener('click', function() {
330          sessionStorage.setItem(
331            kCustomPreference,
332            document.body.classList.toggle('dark-mode')
333          );
334        });
335      }
336    }
337  </script>
338</body>
339</html>
340