The goal is to convert a subset (or full set) of Elixir code to JavaScript, providing the ability to write JavaScript in Elixir. This is done by taking the Elixir AST and converting it into JavaScript AST and then to JavaScript code. This is done using the Elixir-ESTree library.
Documentation for current release
- Erlang 20 or greater
- Elixir 1.6 or greater (must be compiled with Erlang 20 or greater)
- Node 8.2.1 or greater (only for development)
Add dependency to your deps in mix.exs:
{:elixir_script, "~> x.x"}
Add elixir_script
to list of mix compilers in mix.exs
Also add elixir_script
configuration
def project do
[
app: :my_app,
# ...
# Add elixir_script as a compiler
compilers: Mix.compilers ++ [:elixir_script],
# Our elixir_script configuration
elixir_script: [
# Entry module. Can also be a list of modules
input: MyEntryModule,
# Output path. Either a path to a js file or a directory
output: "priv/elixir_script/build/elixirscript.build.js"
]
]
end
Run mix compile
# Clone the repo
git clone git@github.com:bryanjos/elixirscript.git
#Get dependencies
make deps
# Compile
make
# Test
make test
#elixirscript on the elixir-lang Slack
Please check the CONTRIBUTING.md