BackendInfo

Which implementation runs the compiler.

Import#

import type { BackendInfo } from "@shadow-js/compiler";

Signature#

interface BackendInfo {
  /**
   * `"native"` is the Rust addon, `"wasm"` the same code as WebAssembly, `"javascript"` the TypeScript implementation (chosen when
   * `SHADOW_COMPILER_BACKEND=javascript` asks for it, when neither the addon nor the WebAssembly build can be loaded, and always where
   * there is no Node.js).
   */
  name: "native" | "wasm" | "javascript";
  /** The file or package the implementation was loaded from. */
  source: string;
  /** Why a faster implementation was not used; empty when the first choice loaded. */
  notes: readonly string[];
}

Members#

Name	Type	Description
`name`	`name: "native" \| "wasm" \| "javascript"`	`"native"` is the Rust addon, `"wasm"` the same code as WebAssembly, `"javascript"` the TypeScript implementation (chosen when `SHADOW_COMPILER_BACKEND=javascript` asks for it, when neither the addon nor the WebAssembly build can be loaded, and always where there is no Node.js).
`source`	`source: string`	The file or package the implementation was loaded from.
`notes`	`notes: readonly string[]`	Why a faster implementation was not used; empty when the first choice loaded.