Show HN: Ts-polyglot – Call C/C++ or Rust functions directly from TypeScript

Category: devtools

Tags: ffi, typescript, native-bindings, c, rust, polyglot

Score: 6.0/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 5, Documentation: 1, Utility: 6)

Ts-polyglot is an experimental project that lets TypeScript import C, C++, or Rust files and call native functions directly without manually writing bindings, leveraging TypeScript 7.1's new Content Mappers feature. It's an interesting proof-of-concept that could simplify FFI workflows, though the implementation is admittedly simple and undocumented.

Target audience: backend devs, systems programmers, TypeScript developers

Repository: https://ts-polyglot.dev

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